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Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard. Fully updated throughout for new regulations and workflows, with new case studies covering the latest in best practices, this classic textbook prepares students for the challenges of a career in emergency management.

Introduction to Emergency Management

The recent devastation caused by tsunamis, hurricanes and wildfires highlights the need for highly trained professionals who can develop effective strategies in response to these disasters. This invaluable resource arms readers with the tools to address all phases of emergency management. It covers everything from the social and environmental processes that generate hazards to vulnerability analysis, hazard mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery.

Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All Hazards Risk Management, Fifth Edition, provides users with a substantially updated version of previous versions, clearly delineating the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters, while also offering a balanced account of all aspects of homeland security. This new edition features coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, analysis of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework for critical infrastructure protection, and examines the DHS “Blue Campaign to stop human trafficking. To provide added perspective, this edition features additional “another voice sections and examines the emergence of social media as a tool for reporting on homeland security issues.Provides users with a comprehensive understanding of the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disastersFeatures coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and analysis of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework for critical infrastructure protectionExamines the emergence of social media as a tool for reporting on homeland security issues

Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management

A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Tulane University is consistently ranked among the top 50 universities in the nation. With research and educational partnerships that span the globe and its location in historic New Orleans, Tulane offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine and public health and tropical medicine.

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George Haddow is a founding partner of Bullock and Haddow LLC, a disaster management consulting firm. Mr. Haddow was appointed to serve by President Bill Clinton for eight years in the Office of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the White House Liaison and the Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Haddow currently serves as a Senior Fellow at Tulane University's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA). He is a co-author of several university textbooks including: Introduction to Emergency Management (6th Edition), Introduction to Homeland Security (5th Edition), Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World (2nd Edition) and Living with Climate Change: How Communities are Thriving and Surviving in a Changing Climate.

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Puerto Rico acknowledges much higher death toll from Hurricane Maria: 1,427 fatalities

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Prior to founding Bullock & Haddow LLC, George D. Haddow served as White House Liaison and Deputy Chief of Staff to FEMA Director James L. Witt from 1993-2001.  In this role, he was one of the principal architects of FEMA’s national disaster mitigation initiative Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities.   Mr. Haddow has worked in the field of community and emergency management planning and operations for nearly 30 years.

 

Mr. Haddow is a recognized emergency management subject matter expert, and currently serves on the executive and governing boards of several influential hazard and risk-focused institutes and organizations.  He has worked on a range of homeland security and emergency management projects with clients that include FEMA, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Humane Society of the United States, The World Bank, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and the Global Partnership for Preparedness.

 

Mr. Haddow has managed the development a Training Program Development Plan for the Regional Catastrophic Planning Team (RCPT) focused on disaster logistics; directed the development of seven disaster recovery planning training courses in support of FEMA’s National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF); and, directed the development of university-level education courses concerning Crisis and Risk Communications and Hazard Risk Management for FEMA’s Higher Education Program. 

 

Mr. Haddow serves as a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management at George Washington University in Washington, DC and at the Homeland Security Studies Program at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.  He is the co-author of several university and professional textbooks.

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