TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coppola,Damon P.
TI  - Introduction to international disaster management
SN  - 9780128014776
AV  - HV553 .C693 2015
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Elsevier/Butterworth-Hein
KW  - Disaster relief
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Hazard mitigation
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Disaster Planning
KW  - Relief Work
KW  - International Cooperation
KW  - Risk Management
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Management of Disasters -- Hazards -- Risk and Vulnerability -- Mitigation -- Preparedness -- Response -- Recovery -- Participants: Governmental Disaster Management Agencies -- Participants: Non-Governmental Organizations, Including the Private Sector and Academia -- Participants: Multilateral Organizations and International Financial Institutions -- Special Considerations
N2  - This comprehensive overview of global emergency management provides practitioners and students alike with an understanding of the disaster management profession by using a global perspective, including the different sources of risk and vulnerability, the systems that exist to manage hazard risk, and the many stakeholders involved. This update examines the impact of recent large-scale and catastrophic disaster events on countries and communities, as well as their influence on disaster risk reduction efforts worldwide. It expands coverage of small-island developing states and explores the achievements of the United Nations Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015) and the priorities for action in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction currently under development
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2014955858-d.html
ER  -