Urban Emergency Management
Planning and Response for the 21st Century

Offers an updated look into the unique challenges and approaches to emergency management in contemporary urban settings

Thomas Henkey (Author)

9780128053072

Paperback, published 27 September 2017

260 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg

"Author Thomas Henkey provides an excellent review of the fundamental concepts of emergency management in Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century. ...Henkey has done a great job in bringing current information on urban emergency management into a single publication. It is a good source of review for all emergency management practitioners and offers a thoughtful analysis of emergency management techniques as applied to recent events." --Security Management

Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century takes the concepts and practices of emergency management and places them in the context of the complex challenges faced by the contemporary city. Cities provide unique challenges to emergency managers. The concentrated population and often dense layering of infrastructure can be particularly susceptible to disasters—both natural and human-caused. The book provides guidance across all phases of emergency management, including prevention and all-hazards approaches.

1. Overview of Urban Emergency Management2. Development and History of Emergency Management3. Natural Hazards and the Urban Environment4. Human-Caused Hazards and Hybrid Hazards5. Assessing Risk in Urban Areas6. Incident Command Systems and NIMS7. Collaboration in Urban Environments8. Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Urban Areas9. Prevention Phase10. Preparedness Phase11. Mitigation Phase12. Response Phase13. Recovery Phase14. Future of Urban Emergency Management

Subject Areas: Natural disasters [RNR], Emergency services [JKSW]