Book Search

1. Managing Children in Disasters

   Planning for Their Unique Needs

   By Jane A. Bullock, George Haddow, Damon P. Coppola

   Each year, disasters such as house fires, car accidents, tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes impact hundreds of thousands of children. Child victims can suffer disproportionately and the physical and psychological damage sustained can far outweigh the same effects in adults, often requiring years...

   Published December 2nd 2010 by CRC Press
2. Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management

   Edited by George Haddow, Jane A. Bullock, Kim Haddow

   Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will be an increase in the frequency and severity of natural...

   Published October 19th 2008 by CRC Press