The Ethical Emergency Manager: Issues, Morality and Dilemmas

by Prof David Alexander Etkin

Ethics lies at the core of emergency management.This book is essential reading both for emergency management professionals and for students studying the discipline of emergency management. Beginning with an overview of ethical theories relevant to this field, the book then delves into an examination of a number of important issues, including moral development, ethical risk assessment, the precautionary principle, victim blaming, land-use planning, humanitarianism, lifeboat ethics, disaster financial assistance, pandemic planning, price gouging, risk communication, codes of ethics and how Eastern ethical perspectives differ from those in the West.Engaging and visually appealing, this book will encourage the reader to examine their own moral values and explore how they play out in a variety of ethical conundrums.

300 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 2020