Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach (Hardcover)

Technical Challenges
Robotic Technologies for First Response: A Review, Julie A. Adams
A Practical, Simplified Chemical Agent Sensor Placement Methodology, David A. Smith and David R. Jacques
Harnessing Disruptive Technologies: Quick Systems Engineering for Emergency Response, Brian J. Phillips
An Emerging Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System: Opportunities and Challenges for First Responders and Emergency Management, Robin R. Sobotta
Optimization in Evacuation Route Planning, Gino J. Lim and Mukesh Rungta
Evacuation Planning, Analysis, and Management, Michael K. Lindell
Hierarchical Optimization for Helicopter Mission Planning in Large-Scale Emergencies, Linet Ozdamar, Onur Demir, Erdinc Bakır, and Samet Yılmaz Planning and Management of Transportation Systems for Evacuation, P. Brian Wolshon and Vinayak Dixit
Riverflow Prediction for Emergency Response: Military Applications Using Artificial Neural Networks, Bernard B. Hsieh and Mark R. Jourdan

Human Factors Issues
Understanding the Influence of the "Cry Wolf Hypothesis" and "False Alarm Effect" on Public Response to Emergency Warnings, Ann Marie Major and L. Erwin Atwood
Accessible Emergency Management: A Human Factors Engineering Approach, Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, Woodrow W. Winchester, Ali Haskins Lisle, William H. Holbach, Hal Brackett, and Tom Martin
Framework for Preparing for the Unprepared, Kera Z. Watkins, Anuradha Venkateswaran, and Katrina Simon-Agolory
Lest we forget: A Critical Analysis of Bioterrorist Incidents, National Exercises and U.S. Prevention, Response, and Recovery Strategies, Tasha L. Pravecek
Resilience to WMD: Communication and Active Participation are Key, Michelle L. Spencer
First responders: A Biomechanical Evaluation of Supply Distribution, Susan Gaines, Arturo Watlington, III, and Pamela M. Bush
Dynamics and Dangers of Therapeutic Strategies for Organophosphate Poisoning: A Physiologically Based Model, Gregory G. Seaman, Michael L. Shelley, Jeffrey M. Gearhart and David A. Smith

Managerial Models
Coordinated Project Systems Approach to Emergency Response, Adedeji B. Badiru
Overcoming Obstacles to Integrated Response among Incongruent Organizations, Robert K. Campbell
Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theoretic Perspective on Organization Cooperation, John B. Coles and Jun Zhuang
Integrating Department of Defense Response with Nongovernmental Options during a Disaster, Harley M. Connors, Helen W. Phipps, and Michael J. Surette Jr.
Time is a Murderer: The Cost of Critical Path Drag in Emergency Response, Stephen A. Devaux
Coordination and Control in Emergency Response, John M. Flach, Debra Steele-Johnson, Valerie L. Shalin, and Glenn C. Hamilton
Managing the Complexities of Incident Command, James R. Gruenberg
Begin with the End in Mind: "An All-Hazards Systems Approach to Waste Management Planning for Homeland Security Incidents", Mario E. Ierardi
Creating Effective Response Communications, Tay W. Johannes
Assessing the State of Knowledge about Emergency Management in Other Countries, David A. McEntire
Framework for Real-Time, All-Hazards Global Situational Awareness, Olufemi A. Omitaomu, Steven J. Fernandez, and Budhendra L. Bhaduri
All-Hazards Response Team Preparation: Planning and Training Concepts, Paul S. Pirkle III
Medical Supply Chain Resiliency in Disasters, Jack E. Smith II
Decision Support for Inland Waterways Emergency Response, Heather Nachtmann, Edward A. Pohl, and Leily Farrokhvar
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