Disaster management handbook / edited by Jack Pinkowski.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Coastal development and disaster preparedness : the delusion of preparedness in face of overwhelming forces / Jack Pinkowski -- Rising disasters and their reversal : an identification of vulnerability and ways to reduce it / Raymond Misomali and David McEntire -- The politics of disaster management : the evolution of the Federal Emergency Management Agency / Mark R. Daniels -- Katrina and her waves : presidential leadership and disaster management in an intergovernmental context / Brian J. Gerber and David B. Cohen -- The role of coordination in disaster management / Ross Prizzia -- A different approach to disaster recovery : Alaskan earthquake disaster recovery / Dwight Ink -- Hurricane Hugo : two states' responses to the disaster / Nancy S. Lind and Pam LaFeber -- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita : the critical role of the nonprofit community in the San Antonio disaster response / Sandra A. Palomo-Gonzalez and Dianne Rahm -- Small town disaster management : lessons learned from Katrina in Mississippi / Jack Pinkowski and George Bass -- Emergency contracting for Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Gulf area / Mary M. Dickens Johnson -- Debris disposal and recycling for the Cedar and Paradise wildfires in San Diego / Orelia DeBraal and Wayne T. Wiliams -- Disaster in the United States and Canada : the case of the Red River / Donna R. Kemp -- Variability of natural hazard risk in the European Alps : evidence from damage potential exposed to snow avalanches / Sven Fuchs and Margreth Keiler -- Disaster management structure in Turkey : away from a reactive and paternalistic approach? / N. Emel Ganapati -- HIV/AIDS in Africa : Botswana's response to the pandemic / Keshav C. Sharma and Thabo Lucas Seleke -- Toward disaster resilient communities : a new approach for South Asia and Africa / Uma Medury -- National incident management system : bringing order to chaos / Bruce J. Moeller -- Hospital emergency preparedness / Nicholas V. Cagliuso, Sr. ... [and others] -- Media relations and external communications during a disaster / Mordecai Lee -- Responding to natural disasters : an increased military response and its impact on public policy administration / DeMond S. Miller ... [and others] -- Military involvement in disaster response / Jay Levinson -- Disaster management and populations with special needs / Susan J. Penner and Christine Wachsmuth -- Disaster psychology : a dual perspective / Grant Coultman-Smith -- Managing the spontaneous volunteer / Brian J. Gallant -- First responders and workforce protection / Paula J. Havice-Cover -- Disaster rehabilitation : towards a new perspective / Alka Dhameja -- The half-full glass : how a community can successfully come back better and stronger post-disaster? / David W. Sears and J. Norman Reid -- The role of training in disaster management : the case of Hawaii / Ross Prizzia -- Disaster management and intergovernmental relations / Pam LaFeber and Nancy S. Lind -- Issues in hospital preparedness / Robert Powers -- Strategic planning for emergency managers / Rhonda Sturgis.