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| 020 9781466517530 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 020 1466517530 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 050 00 WA 295^bE46 |
| 245 00 Emergency management :^bthe American experience, 1900-2010/^cClaire B. Rubin, editor |
| 250 2nd ed |
| 260 Boca Raton, FL :^bCRC Press,^cc2012 |
| 300 vii, 303 p. :^bill. ;^c23 cm |
| 504 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 0 Preface -- Introduction : 110 years of disaster responseand emergency management in the united States / Claire B. Rubin -- Focusing events in the early twentieth century : a hurricane, two earthquakes, and a pandemic / David Butler -- The expanding role of the federal government : 1927-1950 / David Butler -- The formative years : 1950-1978 / Keith Bea -- Federal emergency management comes of age : 1979-2001 / Richard T. Sylves -- Emergency management restructured : intended and unintended outcomesof actions taken since 9/11 / John R. Harrald -- 2005 events and outcomes : hurricane Katrina and beyond / Melanie Gall and Susan L. Cutter -- The system is tested :response to the BP deepwater horizon oil spill / John R. Harrald -- Emergency management : the American experience IV 1900-2010 -- From a painful past to an uncertain future/ Patrick Roberts, Robert Ward, and Gary Wamsley -- The evolving federal role in emergency management : policies and processes / Patrick Roberts, Robert Ward, and Gary Wamsley -- Suggested readings -- About the authors -- Index |
| 650 0 Emergency management^zUnited States |
| 650 0 Natural disasters^zUnited States |
| 650 0 Hazard mitigation^zUnited States |
| 650 12 Disaster Planning^zUnited States |
| 650 22 Disasters^zUnited States |
| 650 22 Emergencies^zUnited States |
| 700 1 Rubin, Claire B |
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