Crisis as an Opportunity: Organizational and Community Responses to Disasters

by Julia Mirsky, Richard Cluff Edwards, Roni Kaufman, et al.

Natural and human-made disasters appear to be increasing in frequency and scope, commanding extensive media attention. Growing sensitivity to issues of preparedness and community response has created a greater interest among academics and practitioners. The Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, mudslides in Brazil, earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Japan, Turkey, China, and other countries have garnered worldwide notice. Human-made disasters, such as terrorist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761856218
• ISBN13: 9780761856214
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"