Principles of Emergency Planning and Management

by David Alexander

Book Overview

As interest in planning for emergencies and disasters burgeons, and educational and training programs proliferate, Principles of emergency planning and management is the first book to meet the need for a concise yet comprehensive and systematic primer on how to prepare for a disaster. Providing readers with a comprehensive, systematic, yet concise introduction to effective preparation for disasters, it provides a unified starting point encompassing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195218388
• ISBN13: 9780195218381
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Better than advertised

Although the university requiring this book was out of stock and backordered for 2 weeks, this used copy arrived in excellent condition in 2 days.

Excellent EM Primer!

As a new disaster director, this is a very useful tool in understanding how a disaster unfolds, and the subsequent response and management that occur. Mr. Alexander provides plenty of real-life examples of disasters to demonstrate the EM principles. The book is more focused on domestic responses in the U.S. than to the international arena.

A Great Overview

This book is an excellent overview of emergency management. I highly recommend it as a text in a basic emergency management course or for those interested in the discipline.