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Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition
Introduction to Emergency Management Fifth Edition Author:George Haddow, Jane Bullock, Damon P. Coppola Learn about the discipline of emergency management as it has developed over the past 6 decades, including the rapid evolution of the field since the turn of the century. The 5th Edition of Introduction to Emergency Management combines practical and academic presentations of disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery and communication... more »s. Extensive case studies cover recent disasters, offering ample opportunity for current students and practitioners to build their critical thinking skills and grow into the next generation of leaders in this increasingly important profession.Gives extensive support to instructors, including platform-neutral modules designed for Blackboard and other systems, to support a range of approaches to teaching the materialIntroduces the latest methods for empowering disaster survivors, including the use of social networking technologies and community-based initiativesAdds material on risk management, mitigation, myths that affect behavior during crises, and post-disaster evaluation of the response« less