Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900-2010

by Claire B. Rubin (Editor)

Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major "focusing events" have shaped the development of emergency management. It builds on the original theoretical framework and chronological approach, but improves on the first edition by adding fresh information on older events such as Hurricane Katrina as well as a new chapter covering the BP oil spill in 2010 and the unprecedented characteristics of the disaster response to it. The final chapter offers an insightful discussion of the public administration concepts that constitute the larger context for consideration of emergency management in the United States for more than a century. Some praise for the new edition of this award-winning book: The first edition of this book filled a serious gap in the literature by providing historical context for present-day emergency management. This edition goes further to flesh out that context, detailing the political and practical underpinnings of emergency management organization and practice. —Professor William L. Waugh Jr., Department of Public Administration & Urban Studies, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University ... a must-read for both undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn from our past and join a growing professional field committed to enhancing community resilience and sustainability. — John C. Pine, director, Research Institute for Energy, Environment and Economics, Appalachian State University

496 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

when did i start reading textbooks for fun

[Philip Boykin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Claire's inability to remain politically neutral is disappointing. Shame on any institution that requires students to read her work. Hoping that at her advanced aged, future readers will not be subjected to her toxic views.

[Breanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read for a history of emergency management in the U.S. There was a great deal of interesting information within the book and it is definitely worth the read as an emergency management professional at any level of education or experience

[Genie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent edited book on the history of emergency management in the U.S. Separated into eras, it also provides mini- case studies of the disasters of each period, as well as the policy and legal changes made because of the disaster. Due to the. A tire of the history itself, it becomes more.and more a description of the federal role in responding to disasters, as well as FEMA, as that is what has occurred. Really interesting book, quite readable.