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Beyond the Storms - Strengthening Homeland Security and Disaster Management to Achieve Resilience (Hardcover)
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Beyond the Storms - Strengthening Homeland Security and Disaster Management to Achieve Resilience (Hardcover)
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This book deals with both actual and potential terrorist attacks on
the United States as well as natural disaster preparedness and
management in the current era of global climate change. The topics
of preparedness, critical infrastructure investments, and risk
assessment are covered in detail. The author takes the reader
beyond counterterrorism statistics, better first responder
equipment, and a fixation on FEMA grant proposals to a holistic
analysis and implementation of mitigation, response, and recovery
efforts. The recent Oklahoma tornadoes and West Texas storage tank
explosion show the unpredictability of disaster patterns, and the
Boston Marathon bombings expose the difficulty in predicting and
preventing attacks. Egli makes a compelling case for a culture of
resilience by asserting a new focus on interagency collaboration,
public-private partnerships, and collective action. Building upon
the lessons of the 9/11 attacks, hurricane Katrina, and the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the basic findings are supported by a
creative mix of case studies, which include superstorm Sandy,
cascading power outages, GPS and other system vulnerabilities, and
Japan's Fukushima disaster with its sobering aftermath. This book
will help a new generation of leaders understand the need for smart
resilience.
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