Dealing with Disaster: Public Management in Crisis Situations

by Saundra K. Schneider

Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown.

Genres: School

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2011

Reviews

[Christopher Saul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very interesting policy points about disaster recovery. The book takes you through various case studies in disasters and explains what well (or didn’t) and why (or why not). The guys if this book are solid for a first tone leaner in emergency management like me - but dad gum, is the prose awful.


The term “local residents” is redundant.