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Introduction to international disaster management/ Damon P Coppola

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Butterworth Heinemann, 2006Description: xxiii, 547pISBN:
  • 9780750679824 (hbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of disasters that overwhelm a nation or a region and explains the various private, non-government, national and international players involved in the fields of disaster management and humanitarian affairs. Examines each of the four major phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery. Makes extensive use of case studies and presents examples of best practices from around the world.
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The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of disasters that overwhelm a nation or a region and explains the various private, non-government, national and international players involved in the fields of disaster management and humanitarian affairs. Examines each of the four major phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery. Makes extensive use of case studies and presents examples of best practices from around the world.

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