The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions /

The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions /

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Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Handmer, John W
Other Authors: Dovers, Stephen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007
London ; Sterling, VA : 2007
Subjects:
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Auxilio en los desastres
Instituciones políticas
Urgencias médicas
Disaster Planning
Beleid
Hulpverlening
Rampen
Public Policy
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the context and aims of this book
  • Constructing the problem
  • The nature of emergencies and disasters
  • The nature of policy and institutions
  • Constructing the response
  • A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters
  • Owning the problem : politics, participation and communication
  • Framing the problem : identifying and analyzing risk
  • Responding to the problem : policy formulation and implementation
  • Not forgetting : monitoring, evaluation and learning
  • Institutional settings for emergencies and disasters
  • Constructing the future
  • Future prospects
  • note: Introduction: The Context and Aims of this Book
  • Pt. I Constructing the Problem
  • 1 Nature of Emergencies and Disasters
  • 2. Nature of Policy and Institutions
  • Pt. II Constructing the Response
  • 3. Policy and Institutional Framework for Emergencies and Disasters
  • 4. Owning the Problem: Politics, Participation and Communication
  • 5. Framing the Problem: Identifying and Analysing Risk
  • 6. Responding to the Problem: Policy Formulation and Implementation
  • 7. Not Forgetting: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
  • 8. Institutional Settings for Emergencies and Disasters: Form, Function and Coordination
  • Pt. III Constructing the Future.
  • Introduction: The Context and Aims of this Book
  • Pt. I Constructing the Problem
  • 1. The Nature of Emergencies and Disasters
  • 2. The Nature of Policy and Institutions
  • Pt. II. Constructing the Response
  • 3. A Policy and Institutional Framework for Emergencies and Disasters
  • 4. Owning the Problem: Politics, Participation and Communication
  • 5. Framing the Problem: Identifying and Analysing Risk
  • 6. Responding to the Problem: Policy Formulation and Implementation
  • 7. Not Forgetting: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
  • 8. Institutional Settings for Emergencies and Disasters: Form, Function and Coordination
  • Pt. III. Constructing the Future
  • 9. Future Prospects.

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