Managing emergencies and crises /
Naim Kapucu and Alpaslan Özerdem.
- xv, 284 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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.