Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, offers a fully up-to-date analysis of US emergency management principles. In addition to expanding coverage of risk management in a time of climate change and terrorism, Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola discuss the impact of new emergency management technologies, social media, and an increasing focus on recovery. They examine the effects of the 2012 election results and discuss FEMA’s controversial National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, gives instructors and students the best textbook content, instructor-support materials, and online resources to prepare future EM professionals for this demanding career.
Key Features
- Introduction to FEMA's Whole Community disaster preparedness initiative
- Material on recent disaster events, including the Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Hurricane Sandy (2012), the Joplin Tornado (2011), the Haiti Earthquake (2011), and the Great East Japan Earthquake (2010)
- New and updated material on the Department of Homeland Security and the ongoing efforts of the emergency management community to manage terrorism hazards
- Top-of-the-line ancillaries that can be uploaded to Blackboard and other course management systems.
1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery8. International Disaster Management9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: AcronymsAppendix B: Emergency Management Web SitesAppendix C: Ready.Gov Citizen Preparedness RecommendationsAppendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland SecurityGlossary
Lindell, et al., Introduction to Emergency Management, Wiley, $51.95, ISBN: 0-471-77260-7, paperback, Oct. 2006, 584pp.Waugh, Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management, M.E. Sharpe, $30.95, ISBN: 0765601966, paperback, Feb. 2000, 240pp.
Practicing professionals in emergency planning and risk management; undergraduate and graduate students of emergency management; professionals participating in continuing education; students in two-year programs preparing to enter the field—full list available at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/collegelist/.
