Designed to enable practitioners and students to evaluate a variety of real-life emergencies from every angle, this full-featured third edition of Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management provides clear, thorough, step-by-step descriptions of more than 100 major disasters or emergencies.
Arranged chronologically, the case studies explore incidents from around the globe, including natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics, and terrorist attacks. A series of questions offered alongside each case study encourages the reader to think critically about the problem at hand, to evaluate courses of action, and to understand both anticipated and unforeseen outcomes of decisions that are made. This hands-on approach invites practitioners and students to apply theoretical emergency management techniques in a safe test environment.
Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, Third Edition provides readers with the most modern and current case studies in disaster response and emergency management. This book can be used in group project settings, as individual homework assignments in training courses for first responders, law enforcement, and government employees, or to complement existing emergency management textbooks in Public Administration, Public Management, and Public Affairs programs.
Table of Contents:
1. Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators: Key Issues to Consider in Emergency or Disaster Response Situations Part I: Natural Disasters 2. Case Studies: Structural, Industrial and Forest Fires: Fires 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 Part II: Man-made Disasters 8. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Industrial Accidents 9. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Transportation and Technology Accidents 10. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Structural Failures Part III: Terrorism and Criminal Acts 11. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Bombings 12. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Shootings and Riots 13. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Unconventional, Biological and Chemical Attacks Part IV: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Disasters 14. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Nuclear, Biotoxins, or Chemicals Part V: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries, and Archives 15. Case Studies: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries, and Archives Part VI: Final Thoughts 16. Conclusion Index
About the Author :
Nicolas A. Valcik is currently President and CEO of Trident 3J, L.L.C. as well as a consultant and former Managing Director of Institutional Research at Texas Tech University, USA.
Steven A. Haynes is Assistant Professor of Practice and serves as Director of the Cybersecurity and Risk Management Program in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
Paul E. Tracy was Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA, until his retirement. Tracy passed away in January 2020.
Review :
“This volume is a gold mine for integrating historical cases into emergency management courses. The sequential breakdown of the histories along with the geographical and temporal diversity help highlight the varieties of contexts and common patterns across our shared human history of responding to hazards.”
Scott Robinson, Professor and Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Arizona State University
