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Disaster policy and politics : emergency management and homeland security / Richard Sylves, University of Deleware (Emeritus Professor of Political Science)

By: Sylves, Richard Terry [author.].
Publisher: Los Angeles, California, USA : SAGE Publications Inc. ; CQ Press, ©2020Edition: Third edition.Description: xxxvi, 595 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781506368689 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Emergency management -- United States | Intergovernmental cooperation -- United StatesDDC classification: 363.345610973 Sy57 2020
Contents:
Disaster management in the United States -- Theories and approaches of public policy and management helpful in disaster studies -- A short history of U.S. disaster policy -- Presidential declarations of major disaster or emergency -- The role of research, science, and engineering -- Intergovernmental relations in disaster policy -- Civil-military relations and national security -- Globalization of disasters -- Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: U.S. disaster management challenged -- Conclusions and the future.
Summary: "In the Third Edition of Disaster Policy and Politics, author Richard Sylves provides much-needed contemporary coverage of the fields of disaster management and homeland security interspersed with mini-case studies of events such hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Harvey; Hawaii's nuclear attack false warning; and responses to U.S. wildfires. Paying special attention to the role of key actors--decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; officials; and first responders--the author explores how physical and social science researchers contribute to and engage in disaster policy development and management. The book's comprehensive "all-hazards" approach introduces students to the important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues they may need as future practitioners and leaders in the field. The text provides a concise history of the field, presents useful theories and concepts, poses thought-provoking questions, and is crafted to be both instructor- and student-friendly"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-559) and index.

Disaster management in the United States --
Theories and approaches of public policy and management helpful in disaster studies --
A short history of U.S. disaster policy --
Presidential declarations of major disaster or emergency --
The role of research, science, and engineering --
Intergovernmental relations in disaster policy --
Civil-military relations and national security --
Globalization of disasters --
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: U.S. disaster management challenged --
Conclusions and the future.

"In the Third Edition of Disaster Policy and Politics, author Richard Sylves provides much-needed contemporary coverage of the fields of disaster management and homeland security interspersed with mini-case studies of events such hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Harvey; Hawaii's nuclear attack false warning; and responses to U.S. wildfires. Paying special attention to the role of key actors--decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; officials; and first responders--the author explores how physical and social science researchers contribute to and engage in disaster policy development and management. The book's comprehensive "all-hazards" approach introduces students to the important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues they may need as future practitioners and leaders in the field. The text provides a concise history of the field, presents useful theories and concepts, poses thought-provoking questions, and is crafted to be both instructor- and student-friendly"-- Provided by publisher.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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