Disaster Management Policies and Practices

In this book David E. McNabb and Carl R. Swenson blend their different experiences to outline the nature of the crises government leaders now face.

Auteur

David E. McNabb is Professor Emeritus at the Pacific Lutheran University School of Business, USA. He has taught undergraduate and graduate business and administration courses for the University of Maryland-University College, the American University in Bulgaria, the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia, and the MPA program at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.

Carl R. Swenson has 35 years of experience managing cities in Arizona, Illinois, and Washington. He is a Life Member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and is recognized as a Credentialed City Manager (retired), and a Legacy Leader in professional city and county management.

Contenu

1. The Nature of a Crisis

2. The Remediation Framework

3. Collaborative Emergency Governance

4. Disaster Response Models

5. Hazard Mitigation and Remediation

6. Disaster Project Governance

7. Emergency Management Responsibilities

8. Community Emergency Partnerships

9. Disaster Response Networks

10. Emergency and Disaster Partnerships

11. Supporting Community Lifelines

12. Sustaining Social and Economic Continuity

13. Managing a Pandemic Crisis

14. Wildfire Disaster Governance

15. Windstorm-Driven Disaster Governance

16. Flood Disaster Governance

17. Infrastructure and Housing Emergency Governance

18. Conclusion: Preparing for Future Disasters

Appendix A: Classification of Major Disaster Hazards

Appendix B: Descriptions of Plausible FEMA Operations

Appendix C: Definitions of Standardized Incident Impacts

Appendix D: National Incident Management System Excerpts

Appendix E: Suggested Emergency Response Preparedness Checklist Items