Case studies in disaster response and emergency management
Each emergency comes with its own set of challenges, however, many emergencies of the past can be used as tools to evaluate the decisions made and apply them to similar situations. Designed to enable public officials to conduct this kind of evaluation, Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL, Boca Raton, FL
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge
2013
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | ASPA series in public administration and public policy
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Each emergency comes with its own set of challenges, however, many emergencies of the past can be used as tools to evaluate the decisions made and apply them to similar situations. Designed to enable public officials to conduct this kind of evaluation, Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management details a selection of emergencies--more than 50--that actually occurred. The book demonstrates that often there is no wrong or right answer, just choices that will resolve a problem favorably or cause the situation to deteriorate |
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| Item Description: | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force 2. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: FIRES -- Richmond Theater fire, Virginia, 1811 -- Great Chicago fire, 1871 -- Peshtigo fire, Wisconsin, 1871 -- Big Blowup, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, 1910 -- Hartford Circus fire, Connecticut, 1944 -- Nightclub fire, Rhode Island, 2003 -- Black Saturday bushfires, Australia, 2009. - 3. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: HURRICANES.. - 4. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: FLOODS.. - 5. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: TORNADOES.. - 6. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES.. - 7. Case studies: disasters from natural forces: OTHER WEATHER, ANIMAL, AND VIRAL PHENOMENA.. - 8. Case studies: man-made disasters: INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND STRUCTURAL FAILURE -- Monongah mine disaster, West Virginia, 1907 -- Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, New York, 1911 -- Bhopal industrial chemical accident, India, 1984 -- Texas City disaster, 1947 -- Exxon Valdez, Alaska, 1989 -- Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, Kansas City, 1981 -- Bridge collapse, Minnesota, 2007 -- Northeast blackout, 2003. - 9. Case studies: disasters from criminal or terrorist acts: BOMBINGS -- Bomb at H aymarket Square, Chicago, 1886 -- Wall Street bombing, 1920 -- Bombing of Boeing 247, 1933 -- World Trade Center bombing, 1993 -- Oklahoma City bombing, I995 -- Centennial Olympic Park bombing, Atlanta, I996. - 10. Case studies: disasters from criminal or terrorist acts: OTHER TERRORIST EVENTS -- Rajneeshee Cult salmonella attacks, Oregon, 1984 -- Subway attack by the Aum Cult, Tokyo, 1995 -- Amerithrax, 2001 -- September 11, 2001 -- JFK International Airport terror plot, 2007. - 11. Case studies: disasters from criminal or terrorist acts: SHOOTINGS AND RIOTS.. - 12. Case studies: man-made disasters: NUCLEAR, BIOTOXINS, OR CHEMICALS -- Donora, Air Pollution, 1948 -- Love Canal, Niagara Falls, 1970 -- Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979 -- Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986 -- Biological hazardous material |
| Physical Description: | 262 pages 2 illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781439883174 |