Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-546).

Introduction to emergency management -- Emergency management stakeholders -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Risk perception and communication -- Principal hazards in the United States -- Hazard, vulnerability, and risk analysis -- Hazard mitigation -- Myths and realities of disaster response -- Preparedness for emergency response -- Organizational emergency response -- Disaster recovery -- Evaluation -- International emergency management -- Professional accountability -- Future directions in emergency management.