Disaster policy and politics emergency management and homeland security /
| Main Author: | Sylves, Richard Terry. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, DC :
CQ Press,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
xxii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Disaster management in the United States
- Disaster management and theories of public management
- Historical trends in disaster management
- Understanding disaster policy through presidential disaster declarations
- The role of scientists and engineers
- Intergovernmental relations in disaster policy
- Civil-military relations and national security
- Globalization of disasters
- Recovery assistance : 9/11 victim compensation fund versus conventional relief
- Conclusions and the future
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index.