Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century

Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century takes the concepts and practices of emergency management and places them in the context of the complex challenges faced by the contemporary city. Cities provide unique challenges to emergency managers. The concentrated population and often dense layering of infrastructure can be particularly susceptible to disasters—both natural and human-caused. The book provides guidance across all phases of emergency management, including prevention and all-hazards approaches.

Presents an all-hazards and all-phases approach to emergency management, including natural hazards and human-caused disastersCovers the human capital and political and leadership qualities needed by urban emergency managersTargets the needs of emergency management in urban settings

1. Overview of Urban Emergency Management
2. Development and History of Emergency Management
3. Natural Hazards and the Urban Environment
4. Human-Caused Hazards and Hybrid Hazards
5. Assessing Risk in Urban Areas
6. Incident Command Systems and NIMS
7. Collaboration in Urban Environments
8. Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Urban Areas
9. Prevention Phase
10. Preparedness Phase
11. Mitigation Phase
12. Response Phase
13. Recovery Phase
14. Future of Urban Emergency Management