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61. Disaster resiliency
: interdisciplinary perspectives
by Kapucu, Naim and Rivera, Fernando I and Hawkins, Christopher V. (Christopher Vincent)
2013, Routledge research in public administration and public policy, ISBN 0203102452, Volume 4, xxii, 413
Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability... 
Community organization | Emergency management | Preparedness | Disasters | Social aspects | Resilience (Personality trait) | Environmental Policy | Hazards & Disasters | Public Management | Environment & Society | Natural Hazards & Risk | Public Administration & Management | Environmental Politics | Environmental Management
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62. Natural disasters and Indian history
by Roy, Tirthankar
2012, 1st ed., Oxford India short introductions, ISBN 0198075375, xii, 165
Emergency management | History | Social aspects | Natural disasters
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63. In the shadow of melting glaciers
: climate change and Andean society
by Carey, Mark (Mark P.)
2010, ISBN 0195396065, vii, 273
Climate change is producing profound changes globally. Yet we still know little about how it affects real people in real places on a daily basis because most... 
Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) Social conditions | Peru Social conditions | Emergency management | Peru Environmental conditions | Glaciers | Climatic changes | Social aspects | Environmental engineering | Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) Environmental conditions | Andes Region Environmental conditions | Politics & government | history of the Americas | Andes Region | Peru | Environmental conditions | Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) | Climate change | Andes | Cordillera blanca | Science and technology studies | Glacier retreat | Hazard mitigation | Disaster responses | Environmental history
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64. Big crisis data
: social media in disasters and time-critical situations
by Castillo, Carlos, 1977- author
2016, ISBN 1107135761, xii, 212 pages
"Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However, emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that... 
Disaster relief | Emergency management | Data processing | Data mining | Citizen participation | Information technology | Online social networks
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65. Full Text P153: Preparedness of Canadian physician offices for paediatric emergencies
by Verma, S. S and Weeraratne, A and Jeong, D and Atalla, M and Hassan-Ali, M and Kam, A
CJEM, ISSN 1481-8035, 05/2018, Volume 20, Issue S1, pp. S111 - S112
Introduction: Background: Studies in the US have demonstrated that many primary care staff and offices are inadequately prepared for paediatric emergencies.... 
Emergency preparedness
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66. Disaster planning
: the preservation of life and property
by Foster, Harold D
1980, Springer series on environmental management., ISBN 9780387904986, x, 275
Emergency management | Planning
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67. Disaster culture
: knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe
by Button, Gregory
2010, ISBN 9781598743890, 311
When disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; personal tragedies are played out in a barrage of... 
Emergency management | Anthropology - Soc Sci | Crisis management | Uncertainty | Disasters | United States
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68. Lessons of disaster
: policy change after catastrophic events
by Birkland, Thomas A
2006, ISBN 9781589011212, xviii, 216
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69. Endangered city
: the politics of security and risk in Bogotá
by Zeiderman, Austin, 1976
2016, Global insecurities, ISBN 0822361434, xix, 290
Security and risk have become central to how cities are planned, built, governed, and inhabited in the twenty-first century. In Endangered City, Austin... 
Colombia | Urban policy | Emergency management | Planning | Risk management | Natural disasters | Government policy | Urban policy - Colombia - Bogotaa
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70. Learning from catastrophes
: strategies for reaction and response
by Kunreuther, Howard and Useem, Michael
2010, ISBN 9780137044856, xvii, 332
Emergency management | Risk management
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71. Crisis, disaster, and risk
: institutional response and emergence
by Farmbry, Kyle, 1970
2013, 1, ISBN 0765624192, xxv, 193
This book explores the interactions of theories of risk with natural disasters, health crises, and crises in the areas of science and technology. Using... 
Emergency management | Risk | Sociological aspects | Disaster relief | Hazards & Disasters
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72. Promoting community resilience in disasters
: the role for schools, youth, and families
by Ronan, Kevin
2005, ISBN 0387238204, xi, 210
Although many books discuss trauma and adjustment to trauma, this is the first reference to focus on schools and other related community-based networks as... 
Emergency management | Other branches of medicine | Widerstandsfähigkeit | Schüler | Developmental psychology | Child & School Psychology | Psychology | Community power | Disasters | Disaster relief | Resilience (Personality trait) | Community and school | Citizen participation | Social aspects
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73. Homeland security
: policy and politics
by Marion, Nancy E and Oliver, Willard M and Cronin, Kelley
2015, ISBN 1611634822, xiv, 249
Prevention | United States. Department of Homeland Security | Terrorism | United States | Emergency management | National security | Internal security
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74. Information systems for emergency management
by Walle, Bartel van de and Turoff, Murray and Hiltz, Starr Roxanne and Books24x7, Inc
2010, Advances in management information systems, ISBN 9780765621344, Volume 16, xii, 410
This book provides the most current and comprehensive overview available today of the critical role of information systems in emergency response and... 
Emergency management | Data processing | IT Security | Management information systems | Information services | Emergency communication systems
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75. Mass fatalities
: managing the community response
by Teahen, Peter R
2012, ISBN 1439849021, xxviii, 393
Emergency management | Mass casualties | Accident victims | Forensic pathology | Forensic sciences
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76. Social media in disaster response
: how experience architects can build for participation
by Potts, Liza
2014, ATTW book series in technical and professional communication, ISBN 0203366905, xviii, 143
Social Media in Disaster Response focuses on how emerging social web tools provide researchers and practitioners with new opportunities to address disaster... 
Emergency management | Social media | Online social networks | Writing & Composition | Internet | Technical Communication | Cyberculture
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77. Playing against nature
: integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world
by Stein, Seth and Stein, Jerome L
2014, 1, Wiley Works, ISBN 1118620828, xv, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate... 
Catastrophes naturelles | Catastrophes | Réduction | Aspect économique | Gestion des situations d'urgence | Risk assessment | Emergency management | Economic aspects | Hazard mitigation | Natural disasters | Gestion du risque | Hazard mitigation - Economic aspects | Math & Science | Finance & Economics
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78. The next catastrophe
: reducing our vulnerabilities to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters
by Perrow, Charles
2007, Revised edition, ISBN 0691129975, viii, 377
Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures - catastrophes waiting to happen -... 
Infrastructure (Economics) | Prevention | Disasters | Terrorism | Emergency management | Hazard mitigation | Risk management | Government policy | Security measures | United States | Sociology | Technology
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79. The role of ecosystems in disaster risk reduction
by Renaud, Fabrice G and Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen and Estrella, Marisol
2013, ISBN 9280812211, xxxiv, 486
Emergency management | Environmental aspects | Ecological disturbances | Ecosystem management | Natural disasters | Hazardous geographic environments
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80. Seeds of disaster, roots of response
: how private action can reduce public vulnerability
by Auerswald, Philip E
2006, ISBN 9780521685726, xxii, 554
In the wake of 9/11 and hurricane Katrina, executives and policymakers are increasingly motivated to reduce the vulnerability of social and economic systems to... 
Infrastructure (Economics) | Crisis management | Emergency management | Preparedness | Risk management | Security measures | Public-private sector cooperation
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