Introduction to international disaster management

Coppola, Damon P.

Introduction to international disaster management Damon P. Coppola - Boston Butterworth Heinemann 2007 - xxiii, 547 p. ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

The management of disasters -- Hazards -- Risk and vulnerability -- Mitigation -- Preparedness -- Response -- Recovery -- Participants: governmental disaster management agencies -- Participants: nongovernmental organizations (including the private sector and academia) -- Participants: multilateral organizations and international financial institutions -- Special considerations

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Disaster relief--International cooperation.
Emergency management--International cooperation.
Hazard mitigation.
Disaster planning.
Relief Work.