Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters
Coordonnateurs : Bissell Rick, Jensen Steven, Feldman-Jensen Shirley
Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events. Hurricane Katrina provided clear evidence that these occurrences are both qualitatively and quantitatively different from other disasters. Recent tragedies, like the 2004 South Asia tsunami, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and resulting nuclear plant meltdown in Japan further illustrate that we are not prepared for such events.
Written by top disaster scholars and practitioners, the book defines what constitutes a catastrophic event, outlining both the factors that can lead to catastrophes and the unique logistical, planning, and response challenges posed by them. Distinct from general disasters, these events are termed "catastrophic" due to the regional impact, impacts to logistics and infrastructure, the devastating effects on large-scale populations, and the ripple effects on regional and global economies.
Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters
What Is a Catastrophe, and Why Is This Important? Understanding Catastrophes: A Discussion of Causation, Impacts, Policy Approaches, and Organizational Structures. Ethics in Catastrophe Readiness and Response. Political and Legal Issues. Economics of Catastrophes and Disasters. Logistics and the Management of Critical Supplies Following Catastrophes. Overview of Critical Infrastructure in Catastrophes. Public Health Role in Catastrophes. Catastrophes, Mass Displacement, and Population Resettlement. Emergent Organizations and Networks in Catastrophic Environments. Methods of Planning and Response Coordination. Catastrophic Disaster Recovery: An Institutional Network Perspective. Pandemic Scenario. Training and Exercises for Catastrophes. Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan. Summary and Call to Action. Index.
Rick Bissell, Ph.D., is a professor and graduate program director at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Emergency Health Services. His research focuses on disaster epidemiology, health sector response to disasters, public health–emergency management collaboration, emerging global emergency management challenges, earthquake impact on health services, and various topics related to emergency management.
Date de parution : 06-2013
15.2x22.9 cm
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Mots-clés :
TTX; Public Entity Risk Institute; Catastrophe; National Incident Management System; Disaster Management; UN; Emergency Management; Flood Insurance; Public Health; NDRF; Strategic Planning; Madrid Seismic Zone; Human Services; Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; Catastrophe Model; NDRF; Patrick Lagadec; Disaster Medical Assistance Teams; Crisis; Disaster Response Planning; Climate Change; PH Personnel; Risk; Disaster Recovery Assistance; Natural Disasters; HHS; Disaster Risk Management; Emergency Management Personnel; Mitigation; Response; Influenza Pandemics; Preparedness; Disaster Medicine; Humanitarian Aid; Emergency Response Personnel; Ethics in Catastrophes; Emergency Supply Chain; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Postdisaster Recovery; Social Responsibility; Pandemic Response; Economics of Catastrophes; Assistance Network; World Food Program; Disaster Recovery; Human Factors; Fukushima Daiichi NPS; Risk Messaging; Ebola; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); Mass Displacement; Technology and Risk; Fukushima Daiichi; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Sandy; Hurricane Matthew; Earthquake; Tsunami; Pandemics; Influenze; Sustainable Development Goal; Paris Climate Change Agreement (COP21); Sendai Framework for Global Disaster Risk Reduction