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" Disaster response and homeland security : "
James F. Miskel.
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BL
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1003282
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b757652
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| Main Entry
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Miskel, James F.,1946-
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Disaster response and homeland security : : what works, what doesn't /\ James F. Miskel.
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger Security International,, 2006.
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xi, 162 pages ;; 25 cm
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027599211X
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: 9780275992118
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index.
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| Contents
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Disaster response in the United States: how the system is supposed to work -- When the system fails -- Disaster relief and the military: civil defense and homeland security -- Hurricane Agnes, Three Mile Island, and the establishment of FEMA -- Hurricane Hugo and Andrew -- Hurricane Katrina -- Two other models -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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"Hurricane Katrina was the latest in a series of major disasters that were not well managed, but, without extensive reforms, it is not likely to be the last, posits James Miskel, a former official at FEMA. In Disaster Response and Homeland Security, Miskel identifies reforms that should be implemented to improve the nation's ability to respond to future emergencies, arguing that a successful emergency response program requires nothing less than a redesign of our entire disaster response system."--BOOK JACKET.
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Civil defense-- United States.
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Disaster relief-- United States.
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Emergency management-- United States.
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Civil defense.
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Disaster relief.
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Emergency management.
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Military readiness.
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United States, Defenses.
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United States.
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363.34/80973
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UA927.M55 2006
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