ABSTRACT

Designed to enable practitioners and students to evaluate a variety of real-life emergencies from every angle, this new edition of Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management provides clear, thorough, step-by-step descriptions of more than 50 major disasters or emergencies. Arranged chronologically, the case studies involve incidents from around the globe, with topics including natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics, and terrorist attacks. A series of questions throughout each case study encourages the reader to think critically about the problem at hand, to select a course of action, and to then see the results of the decisions that were made.  This hands-on approach invites practitioners and students to apply learned theoretical emergency management techniques in a safe test environment.

Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2e provides readers with the most modern and current case studies in disaster response and emergency management and 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. 

chapter 1|27 pages

Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators

Key Issues to Consider in Emergency or Disaster Response Situations

part I|139 pages

Natural Disasters

chapter 2|36 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

30Fires

chapter 3|22 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

Hurricanes

chapter 4|14 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

Floods

chapter 5|10 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

Tornadoes

chapter 6|32 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

chapter 7|24 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces

Other Weather, Animal, and Viral Phenomena

part II|45 pages

Man-made Disasters

chapter 8|32 pages

Case Studies: Man-made Disasters

169Industrial Accidents

chapter 9|4 pages

Case Studies: Man-made Disasters

Transportation Accidents

chapter 10|8 pages

Case Studies: Man-made Disasters

Structural Failures

part III|60 pages

Terrorism and Criminal Acts

chapter 11|26 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts

214Bombings

chapter 12|21 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts

Shootings and Riots

chapter 13|12 pages

Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts

Biological and Chemical Attacks

part IV|18 pages

Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Disasters

chapter 14|17 pages

Case Studies: Man-made Disasters

274Nuclear, Biotoxins, or Chemicals

part V|16 pages

Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries, and Archives

part VI|7 pages

Final Thoughts

chapter 16|6 pages

Conclusion