Emergency management : principles and practice for local government / edited by William L. Waugh Jr., Kathleen Tierney.

This second edition of ICMA’s landmark book is the only comprehensive resource and textbook for state-of-the-art emergency management for local government. This three-part book provides a foundation, while taking you through the emergency management process - from strategy to execution. The three parts include: context and organization of emergency management, functions and phases of emergency management mitigation, and major issues in emergency management. -- from the Publisher
Waugh, William L; Tierney, Kathleen J
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Book
2007
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Part 1: Context and organization of emergency management: Local emergency management in the post 9/11 world / William L. Waugh Jr. (emergencies, disasters, catastrophes, standards) -- Local emergency management: origins and evolution / Claire B. Rubin -- Organizing for emergency management / Francis L. Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich (business continuity) -- The intergovernmental context / David A. McEntire and Gregg Dawson (networks, coordinating, financing) -- Collaborative emergency management / Ann Patton. -- Part 2: Functions and phases of emergency management: Mitigation / David R. Godschalk (federal programs, community sustainability) -- Planning and preparedness / Michael K. Lindell and Ronald W. Perry (emergency operations plan) -- Applied response / Richard A. Rotanz (emergency operations centers) -- Disaster response / Ronald W. Perry and Michael K. Lindell (Urban Areas Security Initiative, Metropolitan Medical Response System, National Incident Management System [NIMS]) -- The role of the health sector in planning and response / Erik Auf der Heide and Joseph Scanlon -- Recovery / Brenda D. Phillips and David M. Neal -- Part 3: Major issues in emergency management: Legal issues / William C. Nicholson, Esq. (tort law) -- Identifying and addressing social vulnerabilities / Elaine Enarson -- New information technologies in emergency management / Susan L. Cutter et al. -- Budgeting for emergency management / Richard T. Sylves -- Future directions in emergency management / William L. Waugh Jr. and Kathleen Tierney (Katrina).
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11/19/2025