Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management

Foreword by Mark Hall-Patton

Preface

1. Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators: Key Issues to Consider in Emergency or Disaster Response Situations

Part I: Natural Disasters

2. Case Studies: Structural, Industrial and Forest Fires: Fires

3. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Hurricanes

4. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Floods

5. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Tornadoes

6. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

7. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Other Weather, Animal, and Viral Phenomena

Part II: Man-made Disasters

8. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Industrial Accidents

9. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Transportation and Technology Accidents

10. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Structural Failures

Part III: Terrorism and Criminal Acts

11. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Bombings

12. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Shootings and Riots

13. Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Unconventional, Biological and Chemical Attacks

Part IV: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Disasters

14. Case Studies: Man-made Disasters: Nuclear, Biotoxins, or Chemicals

Part V: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries, and Archives

15. Case Studies: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries, and Archives

Part VI: Final Thoughts

16. Conclusion

Index

Biography

Nicolas A. Valcik is currently the President and CEO of Trident 3J, L.L.C. as well as a consultant and former Managing Director of Institutional Research at Texas Tech University, USA. 

Steven A. Haynes is Assistant Professor of Practice and serves as Director of the Cybersecurity and Risk Management Program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, USA.

Paul E. Tracy was Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA, until his retirement. Dr. Tracy passed away in January, 2020. 

“This volume is a gold mine for integrating historical cases into emergency management courses. The sequential breakdown of the histories along with the geographical and temporal diversity help highlight the varieties of contexts and common patterns across our shared human history of responding to hazards.”

Scott Robinson, Professor and Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Arizona State University