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DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

The new edition of the standard textbook in the field, updated with new studies and practical guidelines for reacting to the complexities of todays disasters

Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience provides a thorough overview of the challenges and functions of the emergency management profession, covering the various types of disasters, theoretical frameworks, the different individuals and agencies involved, technological tools, practical response measures, and more. Written by a recognized leader in the field, this comprehensive textbook offers clear guidance on developing disaster resilience through preparedness, planning, improvisation, leadership, and professionalism.

Revised and updated throughout, the third edition addresses key response and recovery operations of the COVID-19 pandemic, including human attitudes, political issues, communication challenges, medical surges, and volunteer management. New examples and case studies also highlight lessons learned from Hurricane Irma, the California wildfires, brush fires in Australia, the Midwest derecho windstorm, the Beirut explosion, the Las Vegas shooting, riots and civil unrest in the United States, and other recent disasters. In addition, the book:

  • Describes tools and techniques required to protect lives, reduce property damage, and minimize disruption
  • Features new coverage of climate change, social media, drones and artificial intelligence, racial and social justice, recent legislation and regulations, and emergency management policies and procedures
  • Discusses theoretical approaches to the management of disasters, strategies to revitalize affected communities, and mitigation methods to reduce future vulnerability
  • Contains learning objectives, key term definitions, case studies, real-world examples, summary and review questions, and evaluation tools
  • Includes access to a companion website with an instructors manual, a sample syllabus, chapter tests, PowerPoint slides, exam questions, and additional teaching resources

Integrating the theory and practice of emergency management, public administration, policy, and sociology, Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for advanced students in emergency management programs as??well as emergency planners, emergency management coordinators, risk managers, and other practitioners in the field.

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Disaster Response and Recovery
Strategies and Tactics for Resilience

Third Edition

David A. McEntire, PhD

Professor

Department of Emergency Services

Associate Director

Center for National Security Studies

Utah Valley University

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This edition first published 2022
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For emergency management students and professionals everywhere

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David A. McEntire

Dr. David A. McEntire is a professor teaching Emergency Management, Homeland Security and National Security courses in the Emergency Services and Criminal Justice Departments at Utah Valley University. He is an Associate Director for the Center for National Security Studies.

Dr. McEntire attended the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. While pursuing his degree, he worked for the International and Emergency Services Departments at the American Red Cross in Colorado. His dissertation explored disasters in developing countries and made recommendations for disaster policy in the mid1990s.

Prior to his arrival at UVU, Dr. McEntire was a professor at the nations first degree program in Emergency Management the Emergency Administration and Planning Program (EADP) at the University of North Texas (UNT). During his tenure at UNT he served as the Coordinator for the undergraduate and PhD programs, as the Associate Dean in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service, and as the Director of Summer Session for the university. He has also taught as an adjunct for Florida Atlantic University, Jacksonville State University, and California State University Long Beach.

Dr. McEntires academic interests include emergency management theory, international disasters, community preparedness, response coordination and vulnerability reduction. He has received several grantsfunded by the Natural Hazards Center, the National Science Foundation, and other sourcesthat allowed him to conduct research in Australia, California, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, New York, New Zealand, Peru, Texas and Utah.

Dr. McEntire is the author or editor of several books including Introduction to Homeland Security (Wiley), Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management (Charles C. Thomas), and Comparative Emergency Management (FEMA). He has published more than 120 articles and his research has appeared in multiple encyclopedias, Public Administration Review, the Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Disasters, the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Journal of Emergency Management, Journal of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Communities Review, International Journal of Emergency Management, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Towson Journal of International Affairs, Journal of the American Society of Professional Emergency Planners, and the Journal of International and Public Affairs. His articles in Disaster Prevention and Management received Highly Commended and Outstanding Paper awards.

Dr. McEntire completed an instructor guide on disaster response operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He has also published chapters in the Handbook of Disaster Research (Springer), the Handbook of Disaster Management (CRC Press), Emergency Management

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