Communication and catastrophic events / edited by H. Dan O'Hair, Mary John O'Hair.
Contributor(s): O'Hair, Dan [editor.] | O'Hair, Mary John [editor.]
Language: English Series: Communicating science in times of crisisPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023Description: x, 262 pages ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119751816; 1119751810Subject(s): Crisis management | Disasters | Communication in scienceDDC classification: 363.34 C73468 2023 LOC classification: HD49 | .C658 2023Summary: "As one of the volumes in the Wiley Blackwell series entitled, Communicating Science in Times of Crises, this and the following fourteen chapters take up the issue of Catastrophes and how these events are manifested and eventually managed through strategic risk and crisis management. In Chapter One, the conceptual groundwork is laid for understanding the semantical properties and implications of the term, Catastrophes. An associated field of study is risk and crisis management and is discussed from a theoretical perspective with some practical observations thrown in from time to time. In the last section of the chapter, a brief synopsis is offered for the remaining fourteen chapters of the book. Catastrophic conditions explored in the book are varied but represent a nice sampling of these events as they have unfolded quite recently"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 363.28 S4468 2014 Security services : training and management. | 363.32 T27 2003 Terrorism : strategies for intervention | 363.325 H3321 2021 Counter terrorism community engagement : pitfall and opportunities | 363.34 C73468 2023 Communication and catastrophic events / | 363.34 K2989 2020 Disaster by choice : how our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes | 363.348 A674 2016 Disaster readiness and risk reduction | 363.349 R658 2002 Earth shock : hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes and other forces of nature, with 281 illustration, 138 in color |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"As one of the volumes in the Wiley Blackwell series entitled, Communicating Science in Times of Crises, this and the following fourteen chapters take up the issue of Catastrophes and how these events are manifested and eventually managed through strategic risk and crisis management. In Chapter One, the conceptual groundwork is laid for understanding the semantical properties and implications of the term, Catastrophes. An associated field of study is risk and crisis management and is discussed from a theoretical perspective with some practical observations thrown in from time to time. In the last section of the chapter, a brief synopsis is offered for the remaining fourteen chapters of the book. Catastrophic conditions explored in the book are varied but represent a nice sampling of these events as they have unfolded quite recently"-- Provided by publisher.
300-399 Social Science
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