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"From floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attacks, governments must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance.
We can't prevent all crises but we can avoid some and prepare for others. Managing Crises offers a practical hands-on method for looking at crises - from developing a crises audit to learning from past crises.
This textbook considers the phenomenon of crises from a new perspective; one that bridges the conventional social science view with the ever-changing nature of crises in modern society. The textbook...
From floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attacks, governments must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance. What accounts for governments’ effective responses to unfolding disasters?
This book shows you how to: · Avoid a crisis entirely · Lay the groundwork for managing a crisis · Know when a crisis is imminent · Contain and resolve a crisis · Learn from each crisis you've resolved