This book focuses on the variety of subsequent consequences that may follow the conclusion of the immediate emergency response effort, consequences that require multi-disciplinary efforts and most likely may require a revamping of the historical interplay of national and other political authorities.

The book is essentially a critique of contemporary emergency response which, in  both the public perception and, unfortunately, in the mind-set of many practicing  professionals emphasizes an emergency as a singular event. It is a mistaken view: an  emergency is...

This book focuses on the variety of subsequent consequences that may follow the conclusion of the immediate emergency response effort, consequences that require multi-disciplinary efforts and most likely may require a revamping of the historical interplay of national and other political authorities.

The book is essentially a critique of contemporary emergency response which, in  both the public perception and, unfortunately, in the mind-set of many practicing  professionals emphasizes an emergency as a singular event. It is a mistaken view: an  emergency is...