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Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science
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Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science

A definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to better understand and manage disasters. The third edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to provide a substantively enriched and evidence-based guide for students and emerging professionals. The new emphasis on disaster science places it at the forefront of a rapidly evolving field. This third edition offers important updates, including:

Newly commissioned insights from former students and professional colleagues involved with emergency management practice and disaster science; international policies, programs, and practices; and socially vulnerable populations.
Significantly enriched content and coverage of new disasters and recent research, particularly the worldwide implications of climate change and pandemics.
Pedagogical features like chapter objectives, key terms and definitions, discussion points, and resources.
The only textbook authored by three winners of the Blanchard Award for excellence in emergency management instruction.
Online Support Material containing instructional videos with practical information and learning objectives for the next generation of emergency managers and disaster scientists.

The Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science is a must-have textbook for graduate and undergraduate students and is also an excellent source of information for researchers and professionals.

Brenda D. Phillips, PhD, is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Indiana University South Bend.

David M. Neal, PhD, is a Visiting Scholar and Affiliated Scholar with Indiana University South Bend, and an Affiliated Researcher with the Risk and Crisis Research Centre at Mid Sweden University.

Gary R. Webb, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas.

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First published 2022

by Routledge

605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158

and by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

2022 Taylor & Francis

The right of Brenda D. Phillips, David M. Neal, and Gary R. Webb to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.

First edition published by CRC Press 2012

Second edition published by CRC Press 2017

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

A catalog record for this title has been requested

ISBN: 978-0-367-89900-4 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-367-89899-1 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-003-02191-9 (ebk)

DOI: 10.4324/9781003021919

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by codeMantra

Emergency managers and disaster scientists lost Dr. Dennis Mileti, the worlds top disaster researcher and consultant in warnings, in the COVID-19 pandemic. We dedicate this third edition to his memory as well as to the mentors and colleagues we miss: E.L. Quarantelli, Russell R. Dynes, Joseph B. Perry, Bill Anderson, Clyde W. Franklin, Eve Coles, and Mary Fran Myers.

Detailed Contents

Acknowledgments

PART 1
The Disciplines of Emergency Management and Disaster Science

2 Emergency Management Careers

Chapter Objectives

Key Terms

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 The Profession of Emergency Management

2.1.1.1 Competencies and Expected Behaviors

2.1.1.2 Body of Knowledge

2.1.1.3 Lifelong Learning

2.1.1.4 Ethical Standards and Code of Conduct

2.1.1.5 Career Paths

2.2 Working in the Profession of Emergency Management

2.2.1 Government Sector Emergency Management

2.2.2 Private Sector Emergency Management

2.2.3 Voluntary Sector Emergency Management

2.2.4 International Emergency Management and Humanitarian Aid

2.2.5 Military Careers and Emergency Management

2.2.6 Specialized Professional Opportunities for Emergency Managers

2.3 Hazards That Can Become Disasters

2.3.1 High Wind Events

2.3.2 Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons

2.3.3 Earthquakes

2.3.4 Floods

2.3.5 Volcanoes

2.3.6 Chemical Hazards

2.3.7 Biological Hazards

2.3.8 Radiological and Nuclear Hazards

2.3.9 Terrorism

2.3.10 Computer Crimes and Cyberterrorism

2.3.11 Space Weather

2.3.12 Crowds and Collective Behavior

2.3.13 Climate Change

2.3.14 The Complexity of Hazards that Become Disasters

Summary

Discussion Questions

Summary Questions

References

Resources

3 Key Concepts, Definitions, and Perspectives

Chapter Objectives

Key Terms

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Defining Disaster

3.2.1 A Continuum of Disaster

3.2.1.1 Emergency

3.2.1.2 Disaster

3.2.1.3 Catastrophe

3.2.2 Political Definitions of Disaster

3.2.3 Slow versus Fast-Moving Views of Disaster

3.3 The National Governor's Association Report in the U.S.

3.3.1 The Disaster Life Cycle

3.3.2 All-Hazards Approach

3.4 Major Perspectives in Disaster Science

3.4.1 The Hazards Tradition

3.4.2 The Disaster Tradition

3.4.3 The Risk Perspective

3.4.4 The Crisis Approach

3.4.5 Major Perspectives Summary

3.5 Cross-Cutting Themes in Disaster Science

3.5.1 Social Vulnerability

3.5.2 Resilience

3.5.3 Summary of Cross-Cutting Themes

3.6 Embracing a Multidisciplinary Approach

3.7 The View from Emergency Management Higher Education

Summary

Discussion Questions

Summary Questions

References

Resources

4 Advancing Emergency Management through Disaster Science

Chapter Objectives

Key Terms

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Disaster Science as a Multidisciplinary Field

4.3 The Importance of Disaster Science to Emergency Management

4.4 Research Process

4.5 Types of Research

4.5.1 Basic and Applied Research

4.5.2 Primary and Secondary Research

4.5.3 Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Research

4.5.4 Individual and Aggregate Research

4.5.5 Quantitative and Qualitative Research

4.6 Research Methods

4.6.1 Surveys

4.6.2 Interviews

4.6.3 Observations

4.6.4 Archives

4.6.5 Spatial Tools

4.7 Ethics

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