Saundra K. Schneider

Dealing with Disaster (eBook, ePUB)

Public Management in Crisis Situations

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317473350
• Artikelnr.: 42038183

Autorenporträt

Saundra K. Schneider

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Analytical and Theoretical Frameworks
Chapter 1 The Varied Success of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters
Chapter 2 Natural Disasters as Public Policy Issues
Chapter 3 The Governmental Response System
Chapter 4 Human Behavior and Governmental Activity in Disasters
Chapter 5 The Gap Between Bureaucratic Norms and Emergent Norms
Part 2 Case Studies of Natural Disasters
Chapter 6 A General Framework for Examining the Success or Failure of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters
Chapter 7 Hurricane Hugo
Chapter 8 The Loma Prieta Earthquake in California
Chapter 9 Hurricane Andrew
Chapter 10 The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California
Chapter 11 Hurricane Georges
Chapter 12 Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 13 "Normal" Disasters 1990 Floods in South Carolina and 2010 Floods in Tennessee
Part 3 Summary, Implications, and Conclusions
Chapter 14 The Paradox of Governmental Performance
Chapter 15 Considering Recommendations for Change