Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century

Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century takes the concepts and practices of emergency management and places them in the context of the complex challenges faced by the contemporary city. Cities provide unique challenges to emergency managers. The concentrated population and often dense layering of infrastructure can be particularly susceptible to disasters-both natural and human-caused. The book provides guidance across all phases of emergency management, including prevention and all-hazards approaches. Presents an all-hazards and all-phases approach to emergency management, including natural hazards and human caused disastersCovers the human capital, political and leadership qualities needed by urban emergency managersTargets the needs of emergency management in urban settings INDICE: 1. Overview 2. Development of Emergency Management in Densely Populated Regions 3. Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Urban Areas 4. ICS and NIMS 5. Assessing Risk in Urban Areas 6. Collaboration 7. Natural Hazards and the Urban Environment 8. Human-Caused Hazards 9. Prevention Phase 10. Mitigation Phase 11. Preparedness Phase 12. Response Phase 13. Recovery Phase 14. Future of Urban Emergency Management

• ISBN: 978-0-12-805307-2
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés