Managing emergencies and crises / Naim Kapucu and Alpaslan Özerdem.

"Managing Emergencies and Crisis provides future public administrators and policymakers with a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of natural and human-made disasters, as well as providing them with the tools needed for confronting the challenges of preparedness and response"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hazards, vulnerability, and disaster risk -- Prevention/mitigation and preparedness for emergencies and crises -- Disaster response and recovery -- Community resilience in disaster response -- Emergency and crisis management stakeholders -- Decision making in managing disasters and crises -- Leadership in managing disasters and crises -- Risk perception and risk communication -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Evaluation and professional accountability in managing disasters -- International actors and perspectives -- Future directions in emergency and crisis management.