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Emergency Management
Emergency management is a field devoted to reducing local and national vulnerabilities and coping with local and national disasters.
This page lists databases, books, and websites specific to emergency management and is intended to be used in tandem with Homeland Security Essentials.
Links are followed by an "info" icon--hover over the icon to see how the resource is relevant to research in emergency management.
Image: A National Park worker surveys damage in southern Florida after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Research Topics
- Emergency risk assessment
- Weather (tornados, etc.)
- Catastrophes
- School violence
- Sports security
- Communications
- Emergency preparedness
- Federal disaster aid
- Role of cities/counties
Federal and Local Emergency Management
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
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Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) MEMA's mission is to coordinate activities that will save lives, protect property and reduce suffering of Mississippi’s citizens and their communities impacted by disasters through a comprehensive and integrated program of disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation initiatives.
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Emergency Management - Lafayette Country EMA's mission is the preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery activities before, during, and after an emergency or disaster affects Lafayette County.
Statistics
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National Fire Protection Association – Fire Statistics U.S. fires and fire service statistics.
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UNISDR: Disaster Statistics A collection of statistical databases sponsored by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Article Databases
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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window - Relevance: scholarly business journal articles back as far as 1886 including several issues related to emergency management.
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Communication Source This link opens in a new window - Relevance: articles about media and communication in emergency situations.
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EconLit This link opens in a new window - Relevance: articles on economic issues including cost effective strategies for emergency management initiatives.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window - Relevance: journal articles in the psychology; useful for risk assessments, education and preparedness articles.
Government Agencies
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Disaster Information Management Resource Center From the National Institute of Health, this website provides disaster health information.
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National Hurricane Center A center of the National Weather Service. Issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather. Includes satellite and radar images, information on hurricane awareness, and historical storm-related data.
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Natural Hazards Data, Images and Education, NOAA Data resources by natural hazard topic; lists of hazard-related organizations from NOAA.
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U.S. Geological Survey Has sections covering land-based natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, volcanoes).
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Careers in Emergency Management
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Thinking of a Career in Emergency Management? article from Emergency Management
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Occupational Outlook Handbook The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
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National Emergency Management Association The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) is a professional organization for emergency management directors, and seeks to enhance public safety by improving emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
Books
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Responding to School Violence: Confronting the Columbine Effect
Why do so many school antiviolence programs backfire? And why do policymakers keep making the same mistakes? The authors of Responding to School Violence examine the pervasive rise of school security measures since the Columbine shootings, highlighting the unintended consequences of policymaking too often shaped by fear and sensationalism.
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Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina
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An ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans and a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, public agencies subcontracted disaster relief to private companies that turned the humanitarian work of recovery into lucrative business, leaving residents to rebuild almost entirely on their own.
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Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary approach to Concepts and Causes
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The theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency management, Disaster Theory clearly lays out the conceptual framework of the emerging field of disaster studies.
