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Disaster operations and decision making [electronic resource] / Roger C. Huder.

By:

Huder, Roger C

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Material type: Book

BookPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.Description: xvii, 372 p. : illSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

363.34/8 23

LOC classification:

HV551.2 .H83 2012eb

Online resources:

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Summary: "This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Based on years of research, experience in the civilian emergency management sector, and the adaptation of specific military procedures to civilian needs, it assists the reader in honing decision making, team building, and operational skills and knowledge to respond to natural and manmade disasters. With information on current technology and lessons learned, the book also emphasizes the integration of state-of-the-art crisis decision making procedures and emergency disaster operations"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Based on years of research, experience in the civilian emergency management sector, and the adaptation of specific military procedures to civilian needs, it assists the reader in honing decision making, team building, and operational skills and knowledge to respond to natural and manmade disasters. With information on current technology and lessons learned, the book also emphasizes the integration of state-of-the-art crisis decision making procedures and emergency disaster operations"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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