Hazard Mitigation in Emergency Management - Couverture rigide

Islam, Tanveer; Ryan, Jeffrey

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0124201342 ISBN 13 : 9780124201347

Editeur : Butterworth-Heinemann Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Hazard Mitigation In Emergency Management, 1St Edn BY Tanveer Islam Jeffrey Ryan, Elsevier, Hardcover, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hazard Mitigation in Emergency Management introduces readers to mitigation, one of the four foundational phases of emergency management, and to the hazard mitigation planning process.

Authors Islam and Ryan review the hazard mitigation framework in both private sector and governmental agencies, covering the regulatory and legal frameworks for mitigation, as well as risk assessment processes and strategies, and tools and techniques that can prevent, or lessen, the impact of disasters.

The book specifically addresses hazards posed by human activity, including cyber threats and nuclear accidents, as well as hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. Readers will learn about the framework for the mitigation process, hazard identification, risk assessment, and the tools and techniques available for mitigation.

Coverage includes both GIS and HAZUS, with tutorials on these technologies, as well as case studies of best practices in the United States and around the world. The text is ideal for students, instructors, and practitioners interested in reducing, or eliminating, the effects of disasters.

• Takes an all-hazards approach, covering terror attacks and accidents, as well as natural disasters
• Reviews the hazard mitigation framework in both private sector and governmental agencies, covering the regulatory and legal frameworks for mitigation
• Provides a step-by-step process for creating a Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)
• Addresses the needs of local, state, and federal emergency management agencies and of the private sector, including IT mitigation

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tanveer Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Management at Jacksonville State University, where he teaches hazard mitigation, community resilience and GIS courses. He received a PhD in land use planning from Texas Tech University and did postdoctoral research at Texas A&M marine branch in Galveston and at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Environmental Cooperative Science Center. He is also a certified floodplain manager.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0124201342
• ISBN 13: 9780124201347
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 458