DedicationForewordAcknowledgmentsDigital AssetsIntroduction1. The Management of DisastersIntroductionDisasters Throughout HistoryThe History of Disaster ManagementCapacity by Demand: The 1970s and ‘80sThe UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionThe Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)The Post-2015 FrameworkModern Disaster Management – A Four-Phase ApproachWhat is International Disaster Management?Disasters, Poverty, and DevelopmentDisaster TrendsDefinitionsConclusion2. HazardsIntroductionHazard Identification and Hazard ProfilingHazard AnalysisThe HazardsConclusion3. Risk and VulnerabilityIntroductionTwo Components Of RiskTrendsComputing Likelihood and Consequence ValuesRisk EvaluationVulnerabilityConclusion4. MitigationIntroductionWhat is Mitigation?Types of Mitigation: Structural and NonstructuralObstacles to MitigationAssessing and Selecting Mitigation OptionsEmergency Response Capacity as a Risk Mitigation MeasureIncorporating Mitigation into Development and Relief ProjectsConclusion5. PreparednessIntroductionOverview of Disaster PreparednessGovernment PreparednessPublic PreparednessThe Media as a Public EducatorObstacles to Effective Public Education and PreparednessConclusion6. ResponseIntroductionWhat is Response?Response – The EmergencyRecognition—Pre-Disaster ActionsRecognition—Post-DisasterProvision of Water, Food, and ShelterVolunteer ManagementCommand, Control, And CoordinationConclusion7. RecoveryIntroductionOverview of RecoveryThe Effects of Disasters on SocietyPre-Disaster Recovery ActionsComponents of Recovery – What is Needed and where it Comes fromTypes of RecoverySpecial Considerations in RecoveryConclusion8. Participants – Governmental Disaster Management AgenciesIntroductionGovernmental Emergency Management StructuresGovernmental Disaster Management AgenciesOrganizational StructuresBilateral Disaster Management AssistanceHow Governments Provide AssistanceTypes of Bilateral AssistanceTypes of National Government Agencies Involved in International Disaster ManagementThe Political Implications of Bilateral Disaster AssistanceCollateral Impacts of Humanitarian AidConclusion9. Participants – Non-Governmental Organizations, Including the Private Sector and AcademiaIntroductionWho are the NGOs?What do They do?NGO OperationsAid Worker Safety and SecurityNGO/Military CooperationThe Role of the Private SectorThe Role of AcademiaConclusion10. Participants – Multilateral Organizations and International Financial InstitutionsIntroductionThe United NationsUN Agencies and ProgramsRegional International OrganizationsInternational Financial InstitutionsConclusion11. Special ConsiderationsIntroductionCoordinationThe MediaInstitutional Capacity DevelopmentPolitical WillCompound EmergenciesDonor FatigueCorruptionState SovereigntyEquality in Humanitarian Assistance and Relief DistributionClimate Change and the Environmental Impact of DisastersEarly WarningLinking Risk Reduction and DevelopmentDifferentiating between Recovery and DevelopmentTerrorismGlobal Disasters: SARS, Avian Influenza, Swine Flu, and Other Emerging EpidemicsConclusionIndex