Naim Kapucu - Managing Emergencies and Crises: Global Perspectives

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In an era when the consequences of our risk society have become more apparent than ever, the publication of the second edition of Managing Emergencies and Crises could not be more apropos. Kapucu, zerdem, and Sadiq provide a comprehensive discussion of numerous hazards, emergency management functions and relevant stakeholders and these well-known authors underscore the importance of applying indispensable public administration principles by those involved in the disaster profession. The inclusion of new chapters on public health and terrorism as well as the central focus on promoting resilience make this a vital resource for students, scholars, and professionals alike.

~ David A. McEntire , PhD, SFHEA, Professor, Department of Emergency Services, Utah Valley University

Managing Emergencies and Crises is a valuable contribution to understanding the breadth and complexity of the field precisely because it explains core concepts and issues so clearly and helpfully. This second edition improves on that foundation with additional attention to increasingly significant challenges, such as public health crises and terrorism, and how those hazards and threats can be addressed more effectively.

~ Dr. Brian J. Gerber , Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University

I congratulate the authors on bringing forward the holistic aspects of emergencies and crises. The book will serve as a great text and reference for students and researchers as well practitioners, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach to managing disasters. With specific disaster and emergency case studies from different parts of the world, the book presents a very good blend of theory and practice.

~ Rajib Shaw , PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan

Managing Emergencies and Crises: Global Perspectives, Second Edition , by Naim Kapucu, Alpaslan zerdem, and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, is one of those volumes that you will keep in your professional library as a reference book and use as a textbook in your introductory classes in emergency management. The volume is organized for semester classes and provides a breadth of coverage that will provide context and depth for students in their later coursework. The addition of new information on terrorism and pandemics is timely given recent events and expands the coverage of hazards in the first edition.

~ William L. Waugh , Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus, Georgia State University and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Emergency Management

I look forward to using this book in my courses in Preparedness and Planning and in my special course on Human Condition in Disasters. This new comprehensive textbook is a crucial addition to the professional literature, as well as a welcomed contribution to our recent lessons learned and new areas of interest and emphasis. This book will be a top-value addition to the professions practitioners (federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local levels, private and nonprofit sectors), as well as the academic world of professors and students.

~ Kay Goss , Former FEMA Assistant Director and Founder of the FEMA Higher Education Program; Graduate Professor at George Mason University and University of Nevada at Las Vegas

Having lived through a pandemic we can all understand the value of having educated personnel available to handle future emergencies and disasters. The new edition of Managing Emergencies and Crises: Global Perspectives is the textbook needed to support the development of the next generation of emergency managers. The addition of chapters on health emergencies and terrorism makes this book a timely resource for the emergency management student.

~ Frannie Edwards , Director of Master of Public Administration Program, San Jose State University

This comprehensive book on managing emergencies and crises is suitable for both the classroom and practitioners. It has been my first choice for several years in my graduate emergency management class. It is equally useful to those outside the field who need an understanding of managing emergences to create resilient organization, including public, nonprofit, and private sector managers.

~ John J. Kiefer , PhD, Professor & Director, Master of Public Administration program, University of New Orleans

Managing Emergencies and Crises offers a very comprehensive overview of key themes of emergency and crisis management and illustrates them with cases of major disasters worldwide. This book is essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners who would like to understand emergency and crisis management from global perspectives.

~ Xiaoli Lu , Associate Director, Center for Crisis Management Research, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

This essential text brings an international lens to the question of how to manage emergencies most effectively. This latest edition should be widely read by emergency management practitioners, researchers, and leaders from various organizations involved in crisis response.

~ Lori Peek , Professor, Department of Sociology and Director of Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder

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