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Facing the unexpected

Facing the unexpected

by Kathleen J. Tierney, Michael K. Lindell

Emergency managementDisaster reliefDisastersHazard mitigationNatural disasters
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"The authors review the influences that shape the U.S. governmental system for disaster planning and response, the effectiveness of local emergency agencies, and the level of professionalism in the field. They also compare technological versus natural disaster and examine the impact of technology on disaster programs"--Publisher description.

Themes & subjects

Emergency managementDisaster reliefDisastersHazard mitigationNatural disasters

Setting

United States

Authors

Kathleen J. Tierney, Michael K. Lindell

Pages

320

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

7

Language

English

Publisher

National Academies Press

ISBN

9780309171977

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