Disaster Recovery / Edition 2

by Brenda D. Phillips

Overview

Since the publication of the first edition of Disaster Recovery, a number of important new studies and guides have become available. Now revised, updated, and expanded, this second edition meets the high standards for providing evidence-based best practices in a user-friendly textbook set by its predecessor. It is also more international in scope, incorporating case studies from around the world, including coverage of the Haiti earthquake of 2010, the Japanese tsunami of 2011, and overseas recovery practices.

Highlights of the Second Edition:

• Takes a more international approach by examining developments and recovery efforts from recent global disasters
• New case examples added to the beginning of each chapter
• Deepened practical content drawn from lessons learned through scientific studies and best practices developed over time
• Integrates content on social vulnerability in each chapter
• Links recovery to best practices in mitigation

Each chapter includes learning objectives and key terms at the beginning as well as end-of-chapter questions to reinforce and expand learning. Also, information, studies, and best practices related to socially vulnerable populations are integrated throughout the book.

Disaster Recovery, Second Edition provides a necessary update to a landmark text in the field of recovery preparedness and execution. The updates and expansions in this edition make it the new standard in the field for learning how to design and implement the best possible recovery efforts, as well as how to evaluate efforts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466583849
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Brenda D. Phillips, PhD, is associate dean and professor of sociology at Ohio University in Chillicothe (OU-C). She is the author of multiple books on emergency management and is co-editor of Social Vulnerability to Disasters and Women and Disasters: From Theory to Practice. She received the Blanchard Award for excellence in emergency management education and the Myers Award for work on the effects of disasters on women. She was also inducted into the International Women’s Hall of Fame for Emergency Management and Homeland Security in 2013. Her research has been published in several journals and she has been invited to teach, consult, or lecture in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, India, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and China. She recently led efforts to reopen the OU-C Emergency Response Training Center for widespread and affordable local use by emergency responders.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Conceptual, Theoretical, and Practical Approaches to Disaster Recovery. Disaster Recovery Planning. Debris Management. Environmental Recovery. Historic and Cultural Resources. Housing. Business Recovery. Infrastructure and Lifelines. Social Psychological Recovery. Public Sector Recovery. Donations. Community Resources. Volunteers and Voluntary Organizations. Glossary. Appendix: Financing Recovery.

Editorial Reviews

This book is one of the most comprehensive texts on disaster and recovery available. This complete review and analysis of the elements of recovery is accessible, innovative, and thought-provoking.
—Pamela Jenkins, Professor Emerita, University of New Orleans

The second edition of Disaster Recovery lives up to my expectations with a mixture of theory and applications backed up with updated relevant case studies along with expanded concepts and sections. Phillip’s background as a researcher and teacher is evident on a complicated topic with a well written, thorough and comprehensive book.
—Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Research, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA

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