Disaster management handbook.9781420058628 Disaster management handbook. Ed. by Jack Pinkowski. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2008 595 pages $99.95 Hardcover Public administration and public policy; 138 HV551 Pinkowski (public administration, Nova Southeastern University History Originally named Nova University of Advanced Technology,[7] the university was chartered by the state of Florida in 1964[8][9] as a graduate institution in the physical and social sciences. ) gathers scholarly articles and first-hand accounts from emergency responders to introduce theoretical foundations and practical strategies of disaster management. After an overview section, chapters are in sections on case studies of US and international natural and environmental disasters, first response and emergency management, human and interpersonal in·ter·per·son·al adj. 1. Of or relating to the interactions between individuals: interpersonal skills. 2. issues, and planning, prevention, and preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them . Case studies analyze different management strategies from national, provincial, and local governments and non-governmental agencies. Some topics examined include media relations and external communications during a disaster, military involvement in disaster response, managing spontaneous spontaneous /spon·ta·ne·ous/ (spon-ta´ne-us) 1. voluntary; instinctive. 2. occurring without external influence. spontaneous having no apparent external cause. volunteers, and disaster management and populations with special needs. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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