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The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions

Title
The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers.
Author
Handmer, John W.
Publication
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007.

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Book/TextUse in library JBE 09-163Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Additional Authors
Dovers, Stephen
Description
xvii, 187 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Emergency management > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Disaster relief
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-178) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the context and aims of this book -- Constructing the problem -- The nature of emergencies and disasters -- The nature of policy and institutions -- Constructing the response -- A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters -- Owning the problem : politics, participation and communication -- Framing the problem : identifying and analyzing risk -- Responding to the problem : policy formulation and implementation -- Not forgetting : monitoring, evaluation and learning -- Institutional settings for emergencies and disasters -- Constructing the future -- Future prospects.
Call Number
JBE 09-163
ISBN
  • 9781844073597 (hardback)
  • 1844073599 (hardback)
LCCN
2007024313
OCLC
74525145
Author
Handmer, John W.
Title
The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers.
Imprint
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-178) and index.
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Added Author
Dovers, Stephen.
Research Call Number
JBE 09-163
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