Introduction to International Disaster Management
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Introduction to International Disaster Management, Third Edition, continues to serve as the leading comprehensive overview of global emergency management. This edition provides practitioners and students alike with a comprehensive understanding of the disaster management profession by utilizing a global perspective and including the different sources of risk and vulnerability, the systems that exist to manage hazard risk, and the many different stakeholders involved. This update examines the impact of many recent large-scale and catastrophic disaster events on countries and communities, as well as their influence on disaster risk reduction efforts worldwide. It also expands coverage of small-island developing states (SIDS) and explores the achievements of the United Nations Hyogo Framework for Action (2005–2015) and the priorities for action in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction currently under development. This useful, relevant text includes many changes that have occurred since the last edition for a better understanding of the rapidly advancing field of international disaster management.
Key Features
- Includes updated perspectives on recent events that have shaped the direction emergency management is taking today
- Examines outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) decade, such as insight into how disaster risk reduction has advanced globally, and how it differs among countries and regions
- Updated statistics on disaster frequency and impact provide a better understanding about how and why risk and vulnerability are changing
- Presents information on multilateral emergency management agreements as well as profiles of important NGOs and international organizations
- Key terms and summaries are provided at the beginning of each chapter to ease student comprehension
- Offers customized and updated instructor materials, including PowerPoint lecture slides, test banks, and a detailed instructor's guide
Readership
Academic (undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. granting institutions) and professionals in disaster risk reduction, development, emergency management, and humanitarian affairs
Table of Contents
- Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Digital Assets
Introduction
1. The Management of Disasters
Introduction
Disasters Throughout History
The History of Disaster Management
Capacity by Demand: The 1970s and ‘80s
The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
The Post-2015 Framework
Modern Disaster Management – A Four-Phase Approach
What is International Disaster Management?
Disasters, Poverty, and Development
Disaster Trends
Definitions
Conclusion
2. Hazards
Introduction
Hazard Identification and Hazard Profiling
Hazard Analysis
The Hazards
Conclusion
3. Risk and Vulnerability
Introduction
Two Components Of Risk
Trends
Computing Likelihood and Consequence Values
Risk Evaluation
Vulnerability
Conclusion
4. Mitigation
Introduction
What is Mitigation?
Types of Mitigation: Structural and Nonstructural
Obstacles to Mitigation
Assessing and Selecting Mitigation Options
Emergency Response Capacity as a Risk Mitigation Measure
Incorporating Mitigation into Development and Relief Projects
Conclusion
5. Preparedness
Introduction
Overview of Disaster Preparedness
Government Preparedness
Public Preparedness
The Media as a Public Educator
Obstacles to Effective Public Education and Preparedness
Conclusion
6. Response
Introduction
What is Response?
Response – The Emergency
Recognition—Pre-Disaster Actions
Recognition—Post-Disaster
Provision of Water, Food, and Shelter
Volunteer Management
Command, Control, And Coordination
Conclusion
7. Recovery
Introduction
Overview of Recovery
The Effects of Disasters on Society
Pre-Disaster Recovery Actions
Components of Recovery – What is Needed and where it Comes from
Types of Recovery
Special Considerations in Recovery
Conclusion
8. Participants – Governmental Disaster Management Agencies
Introduction
Governmental Emergency Management Structures
Governmental Disaster Management Agencies
Organizational Structures
Bilateral Disaster Management Assistance
How Governments Provide Assistance
Types of Bilateral Assistance
Types of National Government Agencies Involved in International Disaster Management
The Political Implications of Bilateral Disaster Assistance
Collateral Impacts of Humanitarian Aid
Conclusion
9. Participants – Non-Governmental Organizations, Including the Private Sector and Academia
Introduction
Who are the NGOs?
What do They do?
NGO Operations
Aid Worker Safety and Security
NGO/Military Cooperation
The Role of the Private Sector
The Role of Academia
Conclusion
10. Participants – Multilateral Organizations and International Financial Institutions
Introduction
The United Nations
UN Agencies and Programs
Regional International Organizations
International Financial Institutions
Conclusion
11. Special Considerations
Introduction
Coordination
The Media
Institutional Capacity Development
Political Will
Compound Emergencies
Donor Fatigue
Corruption
State Sovereignty
Equality in Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Distribution
Climate Change and the Environmental Impact of Disasters
Early Warning
Linking Risk Reduction and Development
Differentiating between Recovery and Development
Terrorism
Global Disasters: SARS, Avian Influenza, Swine Flu, and Other Emerging Epidemics
Conclusion
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 760
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2015
- Published: January 25, 2015
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9780128017036
About the Author
Damon Coppola
Damon P. Coppola is the founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC. He has extensive experience in disaster management capacity development, disaster risk management, and planning through his work with the United Nations; the World Bank Group; The US Federal Emergency Management Agency; and the US Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Mr. Coppola serves as a Senior Disaster Management Specialist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Disaster Center and is a faculty member at Loma Linda University and the University of Hawaii. He holds an M.E.M in Crisis, Emergency, and Risk Management from George Washington University and an A.R.M. from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.
Affiliations and Expertise
founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC
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