TY - BOOK AU - Handmer,John W. AU - Dovers,Stephen AU - Handmer,John W. TI - Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions: improving emergency management and climate change adaptation SN - 9781849713504 (hbk) AV - HV551.2 .H36 2013 U1 - 363.34/8 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge/Earthscan KW - Disaster Planning KW - organization & administration KW - Climate Change KW - Disasters KW - prevention & control KW - Public Policy N1 - Rev. ed. of: Handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions; Includes bibliographical references and index; The nature of emergencies and disasters -- The nature of policy and institutions -- A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters -- Owning the problem : politics, participation, and communication -- Framing the problem : identifying and analysing risk -- Responding to the problem : policy formulation and implementation -- Not forgetting : monitoring, evaluation, and learning -- Institutional settings for emergencies and disasters : form, function, and coordination -- Future prospects ER -