Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management News
Announcing a New Book
Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900-2005, Claire B. Rubin (Ed.) Fairfax. VA Public Entity Risk Institute, 2007. (Paperback; 274pp.)
This new book covers a century of historic major disasters in the United States, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, a pandemic, and an explosion. It was designed for use as a textbook for college courses and a resource for policymakers, researchers, and emergency managers.
Each chapter examines a time period that was pivotal in the evolution of emergency management functions and systems in the United States. The book provides a unique analytic approach, focusing on policy and administrative changes that have been implemented over the past century and provides historical context for the changes. It is intended to provide a much-needed historical perspective in the ongoing dialogue about how best to improve the effectiveness of emergency management systems in the United States.
Price is $35;