Introduction to Emergency Management, Enhanced

Introduction to Emergency Management, Enhanced

by Kim S HaddowGeorge Haddow and Damon Coppola
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 05/09/2014

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Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, offers a fully up-to-date analysis of US emergency management principles. In addition to expanding coverage of risk management in a time of climate change and terrorism, Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola discuss the impact of new emergency management technologies, social media, and an increasing focus on recovery. They examine the effects of the 2012 election results and discuss FEMA’s controversial National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, gives instructors and students the best textbook content, instructor-support materials, and online resources to prepare future EM professionals for this demanding career.



  • Links added throughout the chapters for easy access to additional information

  • Videos that play within the ebook to demonstrate important concepts

  • Interactive labeling images with drag and drop terms.

  • Interactive self-assessment questions at the end of every chapter.

  • Pop-up glossary and interactive flashcards for key terms

  • Introduction to FEMA's Whole Community disaster preparedness initiative

  • Material on recent disaster events, including the Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Hurricane Sandy (2012), the Joplin Tornado (2011), the Haiti Earthquake (2011), and the Great East Japan Earthquake (2010)

ISBN:
9780128009376
9780128009376
Category:
Police & security services
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
05-09-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Elsevier Science

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