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Crisis, Disaster and Risk: Institutional Response and Emergence
Contributor(s): Farmbry, Kyle (Author)
ISBN: 0765624192     ISBN-13: 9780765624192
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $180.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief
- Technology & Engineering | Emergency Management
Dewey: 658.477
LCCN: 2012000156
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages
 
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This book explores the interactions of theories of risk with natural disasters, health crises, and crises in the areas of science and technology. Using organizational frameworks developed exclusively by the author, it provides a series of best practices and lessons related to each of the emergency and crisis situations covered. These lessons will assist students and practitioners, engaged in learning about and reacting to crises, to better respond to them.