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New and Published Books

  1. Organizational Resilience

    Managing the Risks of Disruptive Events - A Practitioner’s Guide

    By James J. Leflar, Marc H. Siegel

    Moving towards resiliency is more than just implanting policy and procedure; it is a process that takes organizations on a winding path requiring patience and tolerance. A good deal of learning will have to take place during the trip and that is why it is necessary to have patience and tolerate the...

    Published May 19th 2013 by CRC Press

  2. Social Vulnerability to Disasters, Second Edition

    Edited by Deborah S.K. Thomas, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. Lovekamp, Alice Fothergill

    The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential...

    Published May 8th 2013 by CRC Press

  3. Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies

    Edited by Tony Blackshaw

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    This landmark publication brings together some of the most perceptive commentators of the present moment to explore core ideas and cutting edge developments in the field of Leisure Studies. It offers important new insights into the dynamics of the transformation of leisure in contemporary societies...

    Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge

  4. Critical Infrastructure System Security and Resiliency

    By Betty Biringer, Eric Vugrin, Drake Warren

    Security protections for critical infrastructure nodes are intended to minimize the risks resulting from an initiating event, whether it is an intentional malevolent act or a natural hazard. With an emphasis on protecting an infrastructure's ability to perform its mission or function, Critical...

    Published April 11th 2013 by CRC Press

  5. Critical Infrastructure

    Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Third Edition

    By Robert S. Radvanovsky, Allan McDougall

    Since the initial inception of this book, there have been significant strides to safeguard the operations of our world’s infrastructures. In recent years, there has also been a shift to more fluid postures associated with resilience and the establishment of redundant infrastructure. In keeping with...

    Published April 10th 2013 by CRC Press

  6. Sport Management in the Middle East

    A Case Study Analysis

    Edited by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Sean O'Connor, David Hassan

    The Middle East is one of the fastest growing and significant markets in world sport, as well as a powerful source of investment in sport. Bids for the Olympics in 2020 and the soccer World Cup in 2022, as well as remarkable investments in Formula One motor racing, horse racing and English Premier...

    Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge

  7. Cybercrime, Cyberconflict & Cyberpower

    By Solange Ghernaouti-Helie

    This work develops perspectives and approaches to crucial cyber-security issues that are non-political, non-partisan, and non-governmental. It informs readers through high-level summaries and the presentation of a consistent approach to several cyber-risk related domains, both from a civilian and a...

    Published April 1st 2013 by EFPL Press

  8. Working in the Service Sector

    A Tale from Different Worlds

    Edited by Gerhard Bosch, Steffen Lehndorff

    Series: Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks

    The rise to prominence of the service sector - heralded over half a century ago as the great hope for the twenty-first century - has come to fruition. In many cases, employment in the service sector now outnumbers that in manufacturing sectors, and it is accepted that in all developed countries,...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge

  9. Managing Sport Organizations

    Responsibility for Performance

    By Daniel Covell, Sharianne Walker

    Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Managing Sports Organizations is still the most interesting, challenging, and student-focused introduction to sport management currently available. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book explores every key topic, issue and concept...

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge

  10. Sport Development

    Policy, Process and Practice

    Edited by Kevin Hylton

    At a time of profound change in the economic, social, political and sporting landscape, sport development faces important challenges. Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport Development: Policy, Process and Practice is still the most detailed, authoritative and comprehensive guide...

    Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge