2nd Edition
Handbook of Emergency Response A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach, Second Edition
About the Editors viii
List of Contributors x
Preface xii
PART I Organizational and Planning Solutions
Chapter 1 Resilient Organizations Overcome Challenges to Unified Response 3
Robert K. Campbell
Chapter 2 A Multi-layered Dynamic Systems Model of Disaster Response 9
John Flach, Brian Simpson, and Cara Kneeland
Chapter 3 Creating Effective Response Communications 56
Tay Johannes
Chapter 4 Effectively Communicating Risk and Uncertainty to the Public in Crises 70
Lyle D. Burgoon
Chapter 5 Time Is a Murderer: The Cost of Critical Path Drag in Emergency Response 79
Stephen A. Devaux
Chapter 6 Evacuation Planning, Analysis, and Management 101
Michael K. Lindell
Chapter 7 Planning and Management of Transportation Systems for Evacuation 130
Brian Wolshon and Vinayak Dixit
Chapter 8 Modeling and Simulation of Fuel Availability at Gas Stations during Extreme Events 153
Olufemi A. Omitaomu, Brandon A. Miller, and Nagendra Singh
Chapter 9 Deciphering the Code of False Alarms to Understand Public
Response to Emergency Warnings 173
Ann Marie Major
Chapter 10 Damage Assessment and the Use of Technology after Disasters: Implications for Emergency Managers and Others Involved in an Important Function 188
Natasha Byrd, Melanie Robison, and David McEntire
Chapter 11 Revisiting Human Behavior after Disasters: The Possibility of Anti-Social Activity and Its Relation to Disaster Assistance 215
Amy Eddington, Natasha Byrd, and David McEntire
Chapter 12 Current Threats to Biosecurity 229
C Raina MacIntyre, Damian Honeyman, and David Heslop
Chapter 13 An Integrated Approach to Planning for and Responding to Ionizing Radiation Incidents 240
LeeAnn Racz and Alan Hale
Chapter 14 Understanding the Impacts of Heat 257
Brenda Jacklitsch and W. Jon Williams
PART II Human Factors and Management Considerations
Chapter 15 Coordinated Project Management for Emergency Response 283
Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 16 DEJI Systems Model: Factors and Elements for Emergency Response 305
Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 17 Cooperation and Compliance in Emergency Response 323Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 18 Emergency Response: Systems-based Use of Finland’s Concept of Sisu 344
Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 19 Emergency Response Process Improvement Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques 362
Charlie A. Marquez and Damirson A. Co
Chapter 20 Learning Curve Application for Emergency Response 388
Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 21 Systems Engineering Framework for Environmental
Conservation and Restoration Management 417
Aisha Tarfa and Adedeji B. Badiru
Chapter 22 Climate Change Drivers for Emergency Response 456
Adedeji Badiru
Chapter 23 Qualitative Impact of Climate Change, Infrastructure Integrity, Sustainability, and Environmental Degradation on Emergency Response Programs 487
Adedeji B. Badiru, Khalilat Usman Naibi, and Ahmed Usman Naibi
Index 511
Biography
LeeAnn Racz is a Supervising Engineer at ToxStrategies LLC in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Prior to this initiative, she was President and Founder of ClearView Environmental Engineering and Consulting, and she served for 23 years as a bioenvironmental engineer and civil engineer in the US Air Force. Dr Racz is a licensed professional engineer, certified industrial hygienist, and board-certified environmental engineer. She earned a BS in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, an MS in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Idaho, and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Utah. She has authored dozens of refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, magazine articles, and presentations, and edited six handbooks. Dr Racz is a member of several professional organizations and honor societies and has received numerous prestigious teaching and research awards.
Adedeji B. Badiru is Dean Emeritus and a retired Professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He is a registered professional engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, as well as a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering, an MS in Mathematics and an MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is the author of several books and technical journal articles and has received several awards and recognitions for his accomplishments. His special skills, experience, and interests center on research mentoring of faculty and graduate students.
