Coping with Catastrophe: Building an Emergency Management System to Meet People's Needs in Natural and Manmade Disasters
- ISBN-10
- 0788116355
- ISBN-13
- 9780788116353
- Category
- Disaster relief
- Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-02-01
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Authors
- National Academy of Public Administration, Gary L. Wamsley, Philip A. Odeen
Description
A comprehensive & objective study of governmental capacity to respond effectively to major natural disasters. Covers: evolution of the emergency management function; Federal responsibility & the President's role in emergency mgmt.; FEMA; the Federal responsibility & the role of Congress; state & local government organizational capability; & is the current approach viable? Extensive bibliography. Charts & tables.
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- 2006-05-10
- 271 pages
- Paperback
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