Introduction * Part I: Constructing the Problem * The Nature of Emergencies and Disasters * The Nature of Policy and Institutions * Part II: Constructing the Response * A Policy and Institutional Framework for Emergencies and Disasters * Owning the Problem: Politics, Participation and Communication * Framing the Problem: Identifying and Analysing Risk * Responding to the Problem: Policy Formulation and Implementation * Not Forgetting: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning * Institutional Settings for Emergencies and Disasters: Form, Function and Coordination * Part III: Constructing the Future * Future Prospects * Index
John Handmer is Innovation Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Adjunct Professor at The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, and Visiting Professor, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, UK. Stephen Dovers is Professor at The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University and Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, School for Environmental Research, Charles Darwin University, Australia.