Facing the Unexpected Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
- Publish date: 10/01/2001
Description:
Mention Three Mile Island, Exxon Valdez, the Mozambique floods -- and the importance of effective disaster preparedness and response is immediately clear.
Expand description
Facing the Unexpected presents the wealth of information derived from disasters around the world over the past 25 years. The authors explore how these findings can improve disaster programs, identify remaining research needs, and discuss disaster within the broader context of sustainable development.
How do different people think about disaster? Are we more likely to panic or to respond with altruism? Why are 110 people killed in a Valujet crash considered disaster victims while the 50,000 killed annually in traffic accidents in the U.S. are not? At the crossroads of social, cultural, and economic factors, this book examines these and other compelling questions.
Product notice
Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
| Seller | Condition | Comments | Price |
|
Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
|
Very Good |
$6.55
|
|
Ergodebooks
|
Good |
$9.69
|
|
Affordable Collectibles
|
Very Good
|
$22.45
|
|
Saveherenow
|
Good |
$23.28
|
|
GridFreed
|
New |
$113.16
|
Please Wait