MSE 6701 - Case Studies in Natural Catastrophes and Man-Made Disasters

Description

Presents a critical look at emergency services management interactions in major historical natural catastrophes, man-made disasters, or terrorist incidents through the lessons learned from case study evaluation.

Outcomes

  1. Analyze the contributing factors that resulted in major historical disasters.
  2. Discuss the response and recovery processes that were undertaken in past disasters.
  3. Evaluate the collaborative efforts that were employed in past disasters.
  4. Analyze the lessons learned from major disasters of the past.
  5. Examine the future direction of emergency management.

PreRequisites

  1. CMJ 6304
  2. EMG 5301
  3. HLS 5301
  4. EMG 6302
  5. OSH 5305
  6. EMG 6305

Textbook(s)

Case studies in disaster response and emergency management (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Routledge (2017)

Author: Valick, N. A., & Tracy, P. E.

ISBN: 9781498788519

Price: $83.14

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