Emergency Management Threats and Hazards
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-75515-1 (ISBN)
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Takes a global view on threats and hazards, as well as their solutions.
Provides a single repository of the majority of water-related incidents and provides a "how to" guide for resilience.
Identifies cascading impacts and provides checklists for resolutions.
Includes numerous case studies organized by threat and hazard.
Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Michael Prasad is a Certified Emergency Manager®, by the International Association of Emergency Managers, holding volunteer leadership positions in that organization as well. He is the Executive Director of the Center for Emergency Management Intelligence Research (www.cemir.org), and a national-level expert on mass care specifically on the feeding, sheltering, and caring for children in disasters. He has an MA in emergency and disaster management from American Public University and writes professionally on emergency management policies and procedures. Views expressed are his own, and not necessarily those of any of these organizations.
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. Emergency Management 101. THREATS AROUND WATER. Threats from the Air. Threats from the Ocean. Threats from the Land. Threats from Other Sources. QUALITY HAZARDS WITH WATER. Human-Made Hazards to Water Sources. Natural Water Source Contamination. Water Source Quality Hazards from Other Incidents. QUANTITY HAZARDS WITH WATER. Too Little Potable Water. Drownings. Too Much Raw Water – Freshwater. Too Much Seawater. COMPLEX INCIDENTS INCLUDING BOTH QUANTITY AND QUALITY HAZARDS. Tropical Storms. Earthquakes and Tsunamis. Water Treatment Plant Issues. Saltwater Intrusion into Freshwater Rivers. Ice Dams Frozen Major Lakes. Cyberattacks.
Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2024 |
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Zusatzinfo | 53 Tables, black and white; 42 Line drawings, black and white; 42 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 850 g |
Themenwelt | Technik ► Bauwesen |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-032-75515-6 / 1032755156 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-75515-1 / 9781032755151 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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