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1045936
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b800306
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Haddow, George D.
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Introduction to emergency management /\ George A. Haddow, Jane A. Bullock, Damon P. Coppola.
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series
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1 online resource (xvii, 474 pages) :: illustrations (some color).
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| ISBN
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0080553516
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: 075068514X
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: 1282540351
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: 6612540354
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: 9780080553511
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: 9780750685146
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: 9781282540354
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: 9786612540356
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9780750685146
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-454) and index.
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| Contents
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The historical context of emergency management -- Natural and technological hazards and risk assessment -- The disciplines of emergency management : mitigation -- The disciplines of emergency management : response -- The disciplines of emergency management : recovery -- The disciplines of emergency management : preparedness -- The disciplines of emergency management : communications -- International disaster management -- Emergency management and the new terrorist threat -- The future of emergency management.
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| Abstract
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Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this foundational text on the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies. The book details current practices, strategies, and the key players involved in emergency management, especially in the U.S. but also around the world. Expanded coverage of local and state issues, particularly as they need to interact and work with FEMA and other federal agencies, adds value to public administrators locally tasked with protecting their community. The Third Edi.
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Emergency management-- United States.
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Emergency management.
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Gestion des situations d'urgence-- États-Unis.
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Gestion des situations d'urgence.
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Emergency management.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Disasters Disaster Relief.
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Disaster Planning-- organization administration-- United States.
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Emergencies-- United States.
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Terrorism-- prevention control-- United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.34/80973
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HV551.2.H3 2008eb
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2009 M-378
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WA 295H127i 2008
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Bullock, Jane A.
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Coppola, Damon P.
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| Spine Title
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Emergency management
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