Preparedness and response for catastrophic disasters
| Aineistotyyppi: | Elektroninen E-kirja |
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| Kieli: | English |
| Painos: | First edition |
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| Linkit: | Full text available on Taylor & Francis |
Sisällysluettelo:
- What is a catastrophe, and why is this important?
- Understanding catastrophes: a discussion of causation, impacts, policy approaches and organizational structures
- Ethics in catastrophe readiness and response
- Political and legal issues
- Economics of catastrophes and disasters
- Logistics and the management of critical supplies following catastrophes
- Overview of critical infrastructure in catastrophes
- Public health role in catastrophes
- Catastrophes, mass displacement and population resettlement
- Emergent organizations and networks in catastrophic environments
- Methods of planning and response coordination
- Catastrophic disaster recovery: an institutional network perspective
- Pandemic scenario
- Training and exercises for catastrophes
- Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan
- Summary and call to action.