Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters

by Rick Bissell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466511893
• ISBN13: 9781466511897
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"