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Author Drabek, Thomas E., 1940-

Title The Human Side of Disaster, Second Edition
Edition 2nd ed
Published Hoboken : CRC Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (433 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Contents; Foreword to the first edition; Foreword to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; author; Chapter 1 -- Experiences; Chapter 2 -- The Problem and Approach; Chapter 3 -- Hear That Siren?; Chapter 4 -- It Can't Be Done; Chapter 5 -- Shall We Leave?; Chapter 6 -- Why Me?; Chapter 7 -- Volunteers? You Bet!; Chapter 8 -- Organized Disorganization; Chapter 9 -- Life in a Fishbowl; Chapter 10 -- What about My Psyche?; Chapter 11 -- What Must Be Done?; Chapter 12 -- Community Change Agents; Notes; Suggested Readings; Back Cover
Summary Experiences The Taxi The Setting The Story The Earring The Setting The Story The Honeymoon The Setting The Story The Ceiling The Setting The Story The Regulation The Setting The Story The Exercise The Setting The Story The Insights The Problem and Approach The Danger around You Is Increasing Population Movement Climate Change Potentials for Catastrophe The Many Faces of Disaster Natural Disasters Technological Disasters Conflict Disasters The Approach The Insights Hear That Siren? Who Panics and Why Neutralizing Threat Information Doing It Right But Not Everyone Responds the Same Females Child
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Emergency management.
Disasters -- Psychological aspects.
Emergencies -- psychology
Disaster Planning
Rescue Work
disaster planning.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Disasters -- Psychological aspects
Emergency management
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781466506862
1466506865