TY - BOOK AU - Kapucu,Naim AU - Özerdem,Alpaslan TI - Managing emergencies and crises SN - 9780763781552 (paper) AV - HV551.2 .K384 2013 U1 - 363.34/8 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Burlington, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Emergency management KW - Crisis management KW - Disasters KW - Civil Defense KW - organization & administration KW - Disaster Planning KW - Emergencies KW - Relief Work N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Hazards, vulnerability, and disaster risk -- Prevention/mitigation and preparedness for emergencies and crises -- Disaster response and recovery -- Community resilience in disaster response -- Emergency and crisis management stakeholders -- Decision making in managing disasters and crises -- Leadership in managing disasters and crises -- Risk perception and risk communication -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Evaluation and professional accountability in managing disasters -- International actors and perspectives -- Future directions in emergency and crisis management ER -