Introduction to emergency management / George Haddow, Jane A. Bullock, Damon P. Coppola.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Emergency Management Web Sites Appendix C: Ready.Gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security Glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-401) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Emergency Management Web Sites Appendix C: How Madison (CT) Helped Madison Patch Cover Superstorm Sandy / By Pem McNerney.