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Wiley Pathways Emergency Planning
Ronald W. Perry (Author), Michael K. Lindell (Author)
9780471920779, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 12 September 2006
560 pages
23.4 x 18.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.953 kg
In order for a community to be truly prepared to respond to any type of emergency, it must develop effective emergency planning. Emergency Planning guides readers through the steps of developing these plans, offering a number of strategies that will help ensure success. It delves into the patterns of human disaster behavior, social psychology, and communication as well as the basics of generic protective actions, planning concepts, implementation, and action.
1 Introduction to Emergency Planning 1 2 The Emergency Planning Process 33 3 Patterned Human Behavior in Disasters 63 4 Fostering Successful Emergency Planning 91 5 Classes of Protective Action Recommendations 116 6 Analyzing and Selecting Protective Actions 148 7 The Content and Format of Emergency Plans 182 8 Continuity of Operations Plans 220 9 Milestones That Structure Emergency Planning 266 10 Population Warning 298 11 Planning for Hazard Adjustment 335 12 Structures for Managing Emergency Response 368 13 Selected Federal Emergency Planning Mandates 401 14 Emergency Planning, Professionalism and the Future 435 Bibliography 464 Glossary 492 Index 000
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
