TY - BOOK AU - Lindell,Michael K. AU - Perry,Ronald W. AU - Prater,Carla TI - Introduction to emergency management SN - 9780471772606 PY - 2007/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Emergency management KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-546) and index; Introduction to emergency management -- Emergency management stakeholders -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Risk perception and communication -- Principal hazards in the United States -- Hazard, vulnerability, and risk analysis -- Hazard mitigation -- Myths and realities of disaster response -- Preparedness for emergency response -- Organizational emergency response -- Disaster recovery -- Evaluation -- International emergency management -- Professional accountability -- Future directions in emergency management ER -