Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management: The Convergence and Divergence of Concepts, Issues and Trends from the Research Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0398085331
- ISBN-13
- 9780398085339
- Category
- Crisis management
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Charles C Thomas Publisher
- Author
- David A. McEntire
Description
Disasters such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina illustrate the salience and complexity of disasters. Both scholars and practitioners therefore agree that we must take a more proactive and holistic approach to emergency management, which should logically be derived from a sound understanding of the academic literature and the most pressing concerns facing professionals in the field today. Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management reviews what is known about catastrophic events from the standpoint of various academic areas of study. The introdu.
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