Jane A Bullock, George Haddow, Damon P Coppola

Managing Children in Disasters

Planning for Their Unique Needs

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by seasoned FEMA professionals who developed a training course on managing children's needs in disasters, this reference is a first-of-its-kind publication exploring the management of the care of children during disasters. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach, addressing family structure, housing, schooling, family, mental health, and psycho-social issues. This book identifies the unique needs of children in disasters, examines the infrastructure that supports children in their daily lives, and explains how all involved parties can better prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from future disasters. Case studies clarifying concepts are included.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781439837665
• ISBN-10: 143983766X
• Artikelnr.: 32920310

Autorenporträt

Jane Bullock is a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. She is also Principal in Bullock and Haddow LLC, a homeland security and disaster management consulting firm. George D. Haddow holds is a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is the second Principal at Bullock and Haddow LLC.