Systems Approach to Management of Disasters: Methods and Applications [With CDROM]

by Slobodan P. Simonovic

The main goal of this text is to introduce the systems approach to disasters management community as an alternative approach that can provide support for interdisciplinary activities involved in the management of disasters. The systems approach draws on the fields of operations research and economics to create skills in solving complex management problems. The text is organized into four parts. Part I provides an introductory discussion of disaster...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470528095
• ISBN13: 9780470528099
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"