U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD.

For Dr. Wayne Blanchard

Body of Knowledge ProjectProf. Richard Sylves*

Table of Contents

Purpose of the Project: page 1Goals of the Project: page 2How the Field is Subject to Change: page 3Why a Top 50 Recommended Reading List? page 3Associate Degrees and Stand Alone Certificate Programs page 4

(Beckering)Responses of Practicing Emergency Managers (Spiewak) page 5Survey Results for Emergency Managers page 6Summary of Results for Emergency Managers page 7Top 50 Reading List for Emergency Managers page 7Top Websites for Emergency Managers page 9Integrated Master List Compiled by Sylves page 10TOP 50 READING LIST – of Dr. Wayne Blanchard page 13A helpful bibliography (Wilson) page 15Key Books Published from 1996-2006 (Sylves) page 18Homeland Security Readings Helpful to Emergency page 19

Managers (Jones)Newer Books Recommended by Dr. Sylves page 24Sylves contact information page 24

Purpose of the Project:

FEMA’s Emergency Management Higher Education Project, at the behest of Dr. Wayne Blanchard, has commissioned several experts to emulate what many graduate faculties do, that is, develop a “Top 50” list of recommended readings.

The Project commissioned a set of experts and asked them to consult key practitioners and academics who work the field of emergency management. Once the information was gathered, they were asked to prepare a list of listing of books, articles, reports, studies, manuals, “correspondence” courses, plans, standards, laws, regulations and other printed publications and documents based on respondents’ recommendations. The culmination of their work was to compile a Top 50 recommended list of works they think emergency managers ought to read to help them move toward a mastery of the field and to prepare them for academic course work in the field.

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The project commissioned five people to each cover a different group of practitioners, researchers, and educators. These five were asked to conduct surveys of stakeholder groups. These surveys attempted to identify what these experts consider the core components of an emergency management body of knowledge.

These groups were:

Emergency Management Practitioners (through the IAEM). Administrators of “Emergency Management” programs at Associate Degree granting

institutions of higher education. Administrators of “Emergency Management” programs at the Bachelor Level. Administrators of “Emergency Management” programs at the Graduate Level. Hazard/Disaster Research Centers and Researchers

Associate Degree Survey – Don Beckering, State of Minnesota (provided excellent deliverable that is included in this report)

Bachelor’s Degree Survey – Walter Greene, University of Richmond (consulted but did not provide deliverable)

Master’s Degree Survey – Jennifer Wilson, North Dakota State University (supplied massive reading list)

IAEM [Practitioner’s] Survey- Daryl Spiewak, International Association of Emergency Managers (provided excellent deliverable that is included in this report)

Researchers - Claire Rubin, George Washington University (Preliminary material provided but withdrew from project)

Integration - Richard Sylves, University of Delaware

Dr. Sylves’ job was to summarize and synthesize the findings of these groups with the aim of evaluating the quality of the “top 50 reading lists” produced and for the purpose of exploring the feasibility of perfecting such lists for the FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project.

Goals of the Project:

One goal of the Body of Knowledge project is to encourage others to draw from compiled lists as they fashion their own suggested or recommended reading lists for their own educational or training programs or purposes.

It may well be the case that such lists also help those offering or developing undergraduate majors or minors in, or related to, emergency management.

The Body of Knowledge project, like many other FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education projects, is intended to spotlight the knowledge base of emergency management and promote a diffusion of innovation among practitioners and scholars of emergency management. Those who consult this Body of Knowledge material should also examine other features of the FEMA Higher Education Project web site because many components of

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the site complement the work displayed here and provides additional information that may be of help.

The Body of Knowledge effort itself denotes the challenges and opportunities associated with helping a diffuse set of practitioners and academics work toward a general consensus about what the major works should be in the field of emergency management.

If practitioners and academics working in the realm of emergency management want emergency management to become both a profession and a field that is a component of an academic discipline, it stands to reason that they would help grow the “field” by producing and recommending to others important works of scholarship in their field.

How the Field is Subject to Change:

In academic terms, emergency management is subject to change in at least four major ways:

1) Those who actually do emergency management work make personal contributions to a body of scholarship about the field. These contributions advance the education of emergency managers, particularly on the basis of experience-based lesson drawing and applied knowledge case studies.

2) Those who do research and teaching in academic settings make personal contributions to a body of scholarship about the field of emergency management. Their contributions also help in educating emergency managers, plus they help encourage other academics add to the body of scholarship and to develop courses and curricula in response to both their personal interest and student demand.

3) Events transform the field in that certain mega-disasters, or relatively new, unique forms of disaster, transpire and so encourage practitioners and academics to reshape the field.

4) Changes in public policy and law bring about a re-definition or transformation of emergency management. Elected executives and lawmakers may produce these changes on account of events of the type mentioned in 3) above or because they (and often their constituents) recognize a general need for reforms and improvements.

Why a Top 50 Recommended Reading List?

Many, but not all, graduate programs use “recommended reading lists.” These lists are prepared by the graduate faculty themselves and are usually aimed at entering students. A reading list serves several purposes:

It provides both entering and matriculating students with a sense of the reading challenge they will be expected to face if they are to gain a mastery of the major literature of the field. In this respect, reading lists often embody major works that will be required or recommended reading in many of the courses students will take within the graduate program.

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It represents a faculty consensus about what constitutes, at least minimally, major academic works in the field, or that best represent the knowledge base of the field itself. Not all graduate programs employ recommended reading lists. This is because faculty in many graduate programs across the U.S. often cannot agree on what should be included on such a list. Sometimes decisions about what to add or remove from recommended reading lists spark heated disagreements among faculty. Some who consult the compiled lists of the Body of Knowledge project may conclude that some, or even most, of the items on the lists do not reflect their preferences. Nevertheless, when so many emergency management experts rely on painstakingly developed lists of “knowledge, skills, and abilities” to define what aspiring emergency managers need to know, it would be a good idea to include within such lists some set or sets of recommended readings pertinent to the substance of the field.

It signifies to students what they need to know in order to begin preparing for Masters’ or doctoral preliminary or comprehensive field exams. Masters’ programs in many fields ordinarily expect students to complete all academic requirements in a little more than two years. Consequently, reading lists sometimes allow students to get a head start on mastering the literature of the field in periods before they begin matriculation or between academic semesters or quarters. Such lists, appropriately tailored and sensitive to the education level of the user, may also help undergraduates seeking Associate degrees or Bachelor’s degrees.

It helps characterize the nature of the graduate program for prospective students. Owing to differences in the interests and specializations of graduate faculty and to the academic history and customs of difference graduate schools, departments, and programs - few graduate programs are exactly identical. This is so even in the case of long established disciplines in the physical sciences and the social sciences. As a result, reading lists sometimes help differentiate some programs from others in terms of different thrusts or approaches emphasized. The recommended reading lists here may provide a starting point for those interested in defining the thrust or preferred approaches of their undergraduate programs, specializations, or course concentrations.

For graduate program faculties who elect to develop and use “recommended reading” lists, the norm is to develop a general consensus about the major works in the field, and prepare a list of the “Top 50 books” in the field. Recommended reading lists usually encompass a wide array of work that is in print or available from library repositories.

Core Reading List for Emergency Managers“Associate Degrees and Stand Alone Certificates Programs”

Don Beckering

The team led by Don Beckering received 16 responses from the 26 colleges contacted. A common response this team received from the folks consulted was that their programs were

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very new and so it was hard for them to give us feedback. None could give us a list of 50. The most was 25.

The numbers behind each document represents the number of times it was mentioned in survey responses.

FEMA IS (5) Introduction to Emergency Management- Haddow/Bullock (4) National Incident Management System [NIMS] (6) Journal of Emergency Management (3) Living with Hazards Dealing with Disasters – W. Waugh(2) National Response Plan [NRP] (4) Red Cross educational materials (2) National Fire Protection Association [NFPA] 1600 (2) Continuity of Business Disaster Management and Preparedness Emergency Manager; publication of Georgia Emergency Management Agency Georgia (State) Emergency Operations Plans Hazardous Material; Managing the Incident History of Emergency Management- Blanchard Homeland Protection Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s Administrative Rules book Incident Management International Association of Emergency Manager’s newsletter Jane Smith Keeping the Wolves at Bay, A media Relations Guide Mass Causality and High-Impact Incidents-Christen/Maniscalco Media Relations for Public Safety Professionals National Information Officer’s Association newsletter New York State Emergency Management Office [NYSEMO] course materials Principles Emergency Planning and Management The public information’s officer’s text Philip Politano is writing for Prentice Hall Search and Rescue Fundamentals State regulations for the state in which they work

Responses of Practicing Emergency ManagersDaryl Spiewak

Daryl Lee Spiewak, IAEM President 2003-2004, daryls@brazos.org , indicated that during the 2004 Higher-Education Workshop he and B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph. D., CEM, FEMA's Higher Education Project Manager and CEM Commissioner discussed the Common Body of Knowledge project Spiewak was working on for the International Association of Emergency Managers. This project would form the foundation for revising IAEM’s Certified Emergency Manager® (CEM) program.

After extensive discussions, Dr. Blanchard asked Spiewak to expand the project to include a Top 50 Reading List, as recommended by emergency managers in the field. The findings

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from this part of the project would then be presented at the Higher Education Workshop scheduled for June 7-9, 2005. Spiewak agreed to do the project because emergency managers do not have a recommended reading list and they should have one.

One part of the Common Body of Knowledge project started out with a one-question survey in an attempt to make the process simple. The survey question asked respondents to recommend a book, magazine, report, plan, etc. that an emergency manager should read. Surveys were sent to the CEM Commissioners, to the IAEM board members, and to members of the IAEM LISTServ.

The vast majority of responses were not adequate for the project. Most of the responses said “any FEMA course,” “any book by Drabek,” “everything,” or “there are too many to list.” Dr. Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM needed a specific recommendation, such as, “The National Response Plan,” or the “ICMA Green Book.” I had to rewrite the survey question and try again.

Since so many of the respondents had difficulties recommending only one item for the reading list, I now asked for three recommendations. I also provided three blank spaces to provide the three recommendations. Here is how my 2005 survey was worded.

Please send me your specific recommendations of three or morebooks, magazines, documents, plans, White Papers, research papers, FEMA courses, laws, etc., that a practicing emergency manager should read. Examples are the local emergency management plan, the IAEM Bulletin, and FEMA IS 700, etc.

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Surveys were sent to the CEM Commissioners, to the IAEM board members, to members of the IAEM LISTServ, and to members of the Emergency Management Association of Texas. Copies of the survey question were also provided to the 1,000+ attendees at the Annual Texas Emergency Management conference.

Survey Results for Emergency Managers

Results from this new survey question were much better. Even though many respondents still had difficulty providing three specific recommendations, Spiewak received 326 recommendations that fit the requirements of the survey. Recommendations for specific courses were not included in the 326 recommendations that comprised the reading list because they are included in a separate project – Top 10 Core Courses as Selected by Practicing Emergency Managers. The results of that project were reported in a separate document so they are not included here. Website recommendations were not included in the 326 responses either. Sixteen websites are provided in a separate alphabetized list.

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Every recommendation on the Top 50 Reading List as Selected by Practicing Emergency Managers received two or more votes. Those recommendations with the highest number of votes are at the top of the list.

The top ten recommendations are not surprising. The United States is undergoing many changes since 9/11. With the introduction of the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System, and the training required to maintain grant eligibility, it is no wonder they appear near the top. So too are local and state emergency response plans and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Due to the large number of IAEM members, the IAEM Bulletin appears in the top. Again, that is not surprising.

Two items on the list did surprise me. They were Volcano – The Movie, and the book Who Moved My Cheese. The survey did not ask for movie recommendations, but a few respondents thought that Volcano – The Movie was good enough that all emergency managers should see it. Who Moved My Cheese is a book about change and change management. It is easy to read and provides great examples about the effects of change on people.

Summary of Results for Emergency Managers

The Top 50 Reading List as Selected by Practicing Emergency Managers was based on the personal preferences of the practicing emergency managers who responded to the survey question. It was not based upon any kind of scientific analysis. Regardless, the list is useful because it is illustrative of the material and ideas that practitioners view as being most critical.

My thanks and appreciation goes to all who contributed towards the development of this reading list. Though this part of the Common Body of Knowledge project is finished, the whole project isn't completed yet.  When combined with the core competencies and core courses lists commissioned by FEMA, emergency managers will have their first Common Body of Knowledge. It will affect our training and education programs, IAEM’s CEM certification program, our conferences and workshops, our profession, and our future through the knowledge, skills and abilities that will be developed in the emergency management students.

Top 50 Reading List for Emergency Managers

1. National Incident Management System (NIMS)2. Local Emergency Management Laws and Plans3. State Emergency Management Laws and Plans4. National Response Plan (NRP)5. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief And Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended 6. IAEM Bulletin7. Journal of Emergency Management8. National Fire Protection Association [NFPA] 1600

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9. Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Governments, by Thomas E. Drabek

10. Homeland Protection Professional magazine11. Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation & Coordination, by Erik Auf der Heide,

M.D., FACEP (http://www.indianapca.org/downloads/Disaster_Response_Principals.pdf)12. IAEM LISTServ13. Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance

(http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/44cfrv1_99.html)14. Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States by Dennis

Mileti (http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/assessbib.html)15. ICMA’s Municipal Management Series (Green Books)16. Leadership, by Rudi Giuliani17. Living with Hazards/Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management,

by William L. Waugh18. Natural Hazards Observer magazine19. Oklahoma City Bombing Reports (http://www.mipt.org/Oklahoma-City-Bombing.asp)20. The 9/11 Commission Report (http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf ) 21. Disasters: Theory & Research, by Quarantelli, E L (Editor)22. What is a disaster? New Answers to Old Questions, by Perry, Ronald W (Editor), and

Quarantelli, E L (Editor)23. What Is a Disaster?: Perspectives on the Question, by Quarantelli, E L (Editor)24. Strategies for Coordinating Disaster Responses, by Thomas Drabek25. Emergency Management: Strategies for Maintaining Organizational Integrity, by Thomas

E. Drabek26. Human Systems in Extreme Environments: A Sociological Perspective, by Thomas E.

Drabek27. Human Systems Responses to Disaster: An Inventory of Sociological Findings, by Mileti,

Dennis S., and Drabek, Thomas E., and Haas, J. Eugene28. Disaster Evacuation and the Tourist Industry, by Thomas E. Drabek29. Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters In Transition, by James K. Mitchell

(Editor)30. Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events, Rutherford H. Platt

(Editor)31. Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law, by William C. Nicholson32. Patterns of Global Terrorism (various years)33. FBI Publications (http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm)34. FEMA Publications – Preparation & Prevention

(http://www.fema.gov/library/prepandprev.shtm)35. FEMA Publications – Disasters & Emergencies

(http://www.fema.gov/library/dizandemer.shtm)36. FEMA Publications – Response & Recovery

(http://www.fema.gov/library/respandrecov.shtm)37. Firehouse magazine38. Homeland Defense Journal39. Homeland First Response magazine40. US Homeland Security Presidential Directives 5 - 12

(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-5.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-6.html)

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(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-7.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-8.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-9.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-10.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-11.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-12.html)

41. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters42. Training and Performance43. Volcano – The Movie44. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D.45. 100 Ways to Energize Employees, by Bob Nelson46. HS Today magazine47. Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster In America, by Ted Steinberg48. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond49. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell50. Bhopal: Anatomy of a Crisis, by Paul Shrivastava

Top Websites for Emergency Managers

In alphabetical order and not a complete listing of all sites emergency managers may be interested in:

All Handshttp://www.all-hands.net/pn/index.php Center for Disease Control (CDC)http://www.cdc.gov/

Critical Thinkinghttp://www.criticalthinking.org/

Disaster Centerhttp://www.disastercenter.com/

Disaster Help Portalhttps://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/index.jhtml

Disaster Recovery Institute Canadahttp://www.dri.ca/

Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

EIIP Virtual Forumhttp://www.emforum.org/

FEMA

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http://www.fema.gov/

IAEMhttp://www.iaem.com/

Lessons Learned Portalhttps://www.llis.dhs.gov/

National Disaster Education Coalitionhttp://www.disastereducation.org/

National Weather Servicehttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Planning &Resource Management www.crmp.org/download/hb/hb-elem.html

Public Entity Risk Institutehttp://www.riskinstitute.org/

Ready Americahttp://www.ready.gov/index.html

Integrated Master List Compiled by Richard Sylves and

Differentiated by Type of Publication

The Integrated Master List below is a synthesis of findings from all reported materials in this project. Listings are not provided in order of importance.

FEMA training materials

IS-1, Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management IS-5, An Introduction to Hazardous Material IS-7, A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance IS-15, Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies IS-22, Are You Ready IS-100 & 200 -- Incident Command System IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises IS-139, Exercise Design IS-230, Principles of Emergency Management IS-235, Emergency Planning IS-240, Leadership & Influence IS-241, Decision Making and Problem Solving IS-242, Effective Communication

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IS-244, Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-271, Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk IS-275, The EOC’s Role in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management IS-292, Disaster Basics IS-301, Radiological Emergency Response IS-317, Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams IS-340, Hazardous Materials Prevention IS-393, Introduction to Mitigation IS-630, Introduction to the Public Assistance Process IS-632, Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS) FEMA. Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning (State and Local Guide

(SLG) 101 Shaw, Greg. Business and Industry Crisis Management. FEMA EM HiEd Project course Shaw, Greg, et al. Hazards Risk Management. FEMA EM HiEd Project course Q534 (FEMA), Emergency Response to Terrorism Self Study Drabek, Thomas. The Social Dimension of Disaster (2nd Ed.) FEMA EM HiEd course Emergency Operations Plan (jurisdictional/organizational) FEMA. Multihazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Specialized documents, including course subject matter.

National Incident Management System [NIMS] National Response Plan [NRP] Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief And Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended Local Emergency Management Laws and Plans State Emergency Management Laws and Plans State regulations for the state in which they work Red Cross educational materials National Fire Protection Association [NFPA] 1600 Search and Rescue Fundamentals Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance

(http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/44cfrv1_99.html) US Homeland Security Presidential Directives 5 - 12

(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-5.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-6.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-7.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-8.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-9.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-10.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-11.html)(http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-12.html)

Continuity of Business Disaster Management and Preparedness Oklahoma City Bombing Reports (http://www.mipt.org/Oklahoma-City-Bombing.asp) The 9/11 Commission Report (http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf ) Emergency Manager; publication of Georgia Emergency Management Agency

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FBI Publications (http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm) FEMA Publications – Preparation & Prevention

(http://www.fema.gov/library/prepandprev.shtm) FEMA Publications – Disasters & Emergencies

(http://www.fema.gov/library/dizandemer.shtm) FEMA Publications – Response & Recovery

(http://www.fema.gov/library/respandrecov.shtm) Georgia (State) Emergency Operations Plans Hazardous Material; Managing the Incident History of Emergency Management- Blanchard Homeland Protection Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s Administrative Rules book Incident Management Keeping the Wolves at Bay, A media Relations Guide Mass Causality and High-Impact Incidents-Christen/Maniscalco Media Relations for Public Safety Professionals National Information Officer’s Association newsletter New York State Emergency Management Office [NYSEMO] course materials Principles Emergency Planning and Management The public information’s officer’s text Philip Politano is writing for Prentice Hall Patterns of Global Terrorism (various years) ICMA’s Municipal Management Series (Green Books) National Academy of Public Administration. (1993) Coping with Catastrophes: Building an

Emergency Management System to Meet People’s Needs in Natural and Manmade Disasters. Washington, D.C.: NAPA.

Special Journals in the Field

Firehouse magazine Homeland Defense Journal Homeland First Response magazine Homeland Protection Professional magazine HS Today magazine Journal of Emergency Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management IAEM Bulletin International Association of Emergency Manager’s newsletter International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters IAEM LISTServ Natural Hazards Observer magazine

Books

Haddow, George and Bullock, Jane. Introduction to Emergency Management, 2nd ed. Waugh, William. Living With Hazards, Dealing With Disasters: An Introduction to EM Mileti, Dennis. Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United

States (http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/assessbib.html) Quarantelli, Henry. Ed. Disasters: Theory & Research

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Perry, Ronald and Quarantelli, Henry (Eds.)What is a disaster? New Answers to Old Questions

Drabek, Thomas Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Governments Drabek, Thomas. Strategies for Coordinating Disaster Responses Drabek, Thomas. Emergency Management: Strategies for Maintaining Organizational

Integrity Drabek, Thomas. Human Systems in Extreme Environments: A Sociological Perspective Mileti, Dennis S., and Drabek, Thomas E., and Haas, J. Eugene Human Systems Responses

to Disaster: An Inventory of Sociological Findings Mitchell, James. (Ed.)Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters In Transition Platt, Rutherford. Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events Nicholson, William. Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law. Auf der Heide, Erik. Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation & Coordination

(http://www.indianapca.org/downloads/Disaster_Response_Principals.pdf) Johnson, Spencer. Who Moved My Cheese? Nelson, Bob. 100 Ways to Energize Employees Steinberg, Ted. Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster In America Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink Shrivastava, Paul. Bhopal: Anatomy of a Crisis Blaikie, Piers, et al. At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability, and Disasters Cutter, Susan. American Hazardscapes Drabek, Thomas and Hoetmer, Gerard (Eds.). Emergency Management: Principles and

Practice for Local Government Enarson, Elaine and Betty Morrow. The Gendered Terrain of Disaster Godschalk, David, et al. Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy & Planning May, Peter, et al. Environmental Management and Governance Noji, Eric. Public Health Aspects of Disaster Sylves, Richard, and William Waugh. Disaster Management in the US and Canada Tierney, Kathleen, et al. Facing the Unexpected Tobin, Graham, and Burrell Montz. Natural Hazards Giuliani, Rudi. Leadership

TOP 50 READING LIST – Recommended by Dr. Wayne Blanchard

1. Blaikie, Piers, et al. At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability, and Disasters2. Cutter, Susan. American Hazardscapes3. Drabek and Hoetmer (Eds.). Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local

Government4. Drabek, Thomas. The Social Dimension of Disaster (2nd Ed.) FEMA EM HiEd course5. Emergency Operations Plan (jurisdictional/organizational)6. Enarson, Elaine and Betty Morrow. The Gendered Terrain of Disaster7. FEMA. Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning (State and Local Guide

(SLG) 1018. FEMA. Multihazard Identification and Risk Assessment9. Godschalk, David, et al. Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy & Planning

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10. Haddow, George, and Jane Bullock. Introduction to Emergency Management11. IS-1, Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position12. IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management13. IS-5, An Introduction to Hazardous Material14. IS-7, A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance15. IS-15, Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies16. IS-22, Are You Ready17. IS-100 & 200 -- Incident Command System18. IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises19. IS-139, Exercise Design20. IS-230, Principles of Emergency Management21. IS-235, Emergency Planning22. IS-240, Leadership & Influence23. IS-241, Decision Making and Problem Solving24. IS-242, Effective Communication25. IS-244, Developing and Managing Volunteers26. IS-271, Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk27. IS-275, The EOC’s Role in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities28. IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management29. IS-292, Disaster Basics30. IS-301, Radiological Emergency Response31. IS-317, Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams32. IS-340, Hazardous Materials Prevention33. IS-393, Introduction to Mitigation34. IS-630, Introduction to the Public Assistance Process35. IS-632, Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program36. IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS)37. Laws, Ordinances, Regulations establishing and affecting the emergency management

organization38. May, Peter, et al. Environmental Management and Governance39. Mileti, Dennis (ed.). Disasters By Design40. Mitigation Plan (jurisdictional/organizational)41. National Response Plan42. NFPA 160043. Noji, Eric. Public Health Aspects of Disaster44. Q534 (FEMA), Emergency Response to Terrorism Self Study45. Shaw, Greg. Business and Industry Crisis Management. FEMA EM HiEd Project course46. Shaw, Greg, et al. Hazards Risk Management. FEMA EM HiEd Project course47. Sylves, Richard, and William Waugh. Disaster Management in the US and Canada48. Tierney, Kathleen, et al. Facing the Unexpected49. Tobin, Graham, and Burrell Montz. Natural Hazards50. Waugh, William. Living With Hazards, Dealing With Disasters: An Introduction to EM

A helpful bibliography (Wilson)

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Primary Author Book Title Publisher City Year

Mileti, DennisDisasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States

Joseph Henry Press Washington 1999

Wisner, BenAt Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability, and Disasters Routledge London 2004

Platt, Rutherford H.Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events Island Press Covelo 1999

Dynes, Russell R., editor

Disasters, Collective Behavior, and Social Organization

University of Delaware Press Newark 1994

Perry, Ronald W. What is a Disaster?: New answers to Old Questions Xlibris Philadelphia 2005

Tierney, Kathleen et alFacing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States

Joseph Henry Press Washington 2001

Haddow, George D. Introduction to Emergency Management 2nd ed.Butterworth-Heinemann Boston 2006

Perrow, CharlesNormal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies

Princeton University Press Princeton 1999

Waugh, William L.., JrLiving with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management

M. E. Sharpe Publishers Armonk 2000

Drabek, Thomas E.Human System Response to Disaster: An Inventory of Sociological Findings

Springer-Verlag New York 1986

Godschalk, Dr. David R, et.al.

Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning Island Press Washington 1999

Lindell, Michael K.Behavioral Foundations of Community Emergency Planning

Hemisphere Publishing Corp. Washington 1992

Nicholson, William C.Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law: Cases and Materials

Charles C. Thomas Springfield 2003

Rosenthal, Uriel, editorCoping with Crises: The Management of Disasters, Riots and Terrorism

Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. Springfield 1990

Sylves, Richard T., editor

Cities and Disaster: North American Studies in Emergency Management, 2d ed.

Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. Springfield 1990

Burton, Ian The Environment as Hazard, 2d ed.

Oxford University Press New York 1993

Klinenberg, EricHeat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

The University of Chicago Press Chicago 2002

Mitchell, James K., editor

Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition

United Nations University Press Tokyo 1999

The National Commission on The 9/11 Commission Report

U. S. Government Washington 2004

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Terrorist Attacks Upon the United Sates

Printing Office

Cutter, Susan L., editorAmerican Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards & Disasters

Joseph Henry Press Washington 2001

Peacock, Walter GillisHurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters

Florida International University Miami 2000

Quarantelli, E.L., editor Disasters: Theory and ResearchSage Publications

Beverly Hills 1978

Stallings, Robert A.Promoting Risk: Constructing the Earthquake Threat

Adline de Gruyter Hawthorne 1995

Birkland, Thomas A. After Disaster: Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Focusing Events

Georgetown University Press Washington 1997

Comfort, Louise K.Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response

Pergamon Press New York 1999

Comfort, Louise K., editor

Managing Disasters: Strategies and Policy Perspectives

Duke University Press Durham 1988

Douglas, MaryRisk and Culture: An Essay on the Selection of Technological and Environmental Dangers

University of California Press Berkeley 1983

Drabek, Thomas E.Disaster Evacuation Behavior: Tourists and Other Transients

Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder 1996

Drabek, Thomas E.Emergency Management: Strategies for Maintaining Organizational Integrity

Springer-Verlag New York 1990

Kunreuther, Howard Challenges of Risk Assessment and ManagementSage Publications

Thousand Oaks 1996

Sylves, Richard T., editor

Disaster management in the U.S. and Canada : the politics, policymaking, administration, and analysis of emergency management

Charles C. Thomas Publishers Springfield 1996

White, Gilbert F., editor Assessment on Research on Natural Hazards MIT Press Cambridge 1975

American Red Cross Community Disaster Education Guide

American National Red Cross Washington 1992

Auf der Heide, ErikDisaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination C.V. Mosby St. Louis 1989

Bolin, Robert C. Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in Disaster Recovery

Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder 1986

Drabek, Thomas E.

Managing Multiorganizational Emergency Responses: Emergent Search and Rescue Networks in Natural Disasters and Remote Area Settings

Institute of Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder 1981

Dynes, Russell R. A Perspective on Disaster Planning Disaster Research Center, Ohio State

Columbus 1972

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University Press

Dynes, Russell R. Organized Behavior in Disasters

Health Lexington Books Lexington 1970

Erikson, Kai T. Everything in Its PathSimon and Schuster New York 1976

Oliver-Smith, AnthonyThe Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective Routledge New York 1999

Shrivastava, Paul Bhopal: Anatomy of a Crisis Ballinger Cambridge 1987

Turner, Barry, A. Man-Made DisastersButterworth-Heinemann Boston 1997

Barton, Allen H.Communities in Disaster: A Sociological Analysis of Collective Stress Situations

Doubleday and Company, Inc.

Garden City 1969

Cuny, Frederick C. Disasters and Development

Oxford University Press New York 1983

Cutter, Susan L., editor Living with RiskEdward Arnold London 1993

Drabek, Thomas E.The Professional Emergency Manager: Structures and Strategies for Success

Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder 1987

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster / Emergency Management and Business Continuity Program, 2004

National Fire Protection Association Quincy 2004

Waugh, William L.., Jr editor

Handbook of Emergency Management: Programs and Policies Dealing with Major Hazards and Disasters

Greenwood Press Westport 1990

Waugh, William L.., Jr.Terrorism and Emergency Management: Policy and Administration

Marcel Dekker, Inc. Basel 1990

Enarson, ElaineThe Gendered Terrain of Disaster: Through Women's Eyes

Greenwood Publications Westport 1998

Key Books Published from 1996-2006

Bea, Keith. Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress, Congressional Research Service, September 21, 2004.

Bullock, Jane A. et al. (2004) Introduction to Homeland Security. New York: Elsevier

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Burby, Raymond J. ed. (1998) Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.

Comfort, Louise K. (1999) Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response. Pergamon.

Comfort, Louise K. Comfort, ed. (1998) Managing Disaster: Strategies and Policy Perspectives. Durham, NC: Duke University Press..

Drabek, Thomas E. Disaster Evacuation and the Tourist Industry (IBS, University of Colorado, 1994).

Haddow, George and Jane A. Bullock. (2003) Introduction to Emergency Management (New York: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Kunreuther, Howard and Richard J. Roth, Sr., eds. (1998) Paying the Price: The Status and Role of Insurance against Natural Disasters in the United States. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.

Mileti, Dennis S. (1999) Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in the United States. Washington, D.C.: The Joseph Henry Press.

Mileti, Dennis S., and Eve Passerini. (1996) “A Social Explanation of Urban Relocation after Earthquakes.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 14(1): 97-110.

Mitchell, James K. Mitchell, ed. (1999) Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition . United Nations University Press.

Olson, Richard et al.(1999) Some Buildings Can’t Dance. JAI Press.

Peacock, Walter et al. (1997) Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Sociology of Disaster Routledge.

Nicholson, William. (2001) Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law: Cases and Materials. Springfield, ILL. Charles Thomas.

Tierney, Kathleen J, M Lindell and R. Perry.(2001). Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press.

Quarantelli, E.L. ed. (1998) What is a Disaster? Perspectives on the Question. Routledge.

Schwab, James et al. (1998) Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction American Planning Association.

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Stallings, Robert A. ed., (2002) Methods of Disaster Research. Xlibris

Sylves, Richard and William L. Waugh, Jr., eds. (1996) Disaster Management in the U.S. and Canada (Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Publishers.

William Waugh (2000) Living with Hazards—Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management. N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe.

Homeland Security Readings Helpful to Emergency Managers (Jones)

The following list of works appears in a paper presented at the April 2005 American Society for Public Administration Conference in Denver, Colorado written by Dale Jones, Center for Homeland Security, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Title: Public Administration and Public Management: At the Core of Homeland Security Studies. Paper Prepared for the 67th National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) March 31-April 5, 2005 Denver, Colorado.

Agranoff, Robert. 2004. Leveraging Networks: A Guide for Public Managers Working Across Organizations. In Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships, edited by John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burlin, 61-102. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

American University Forum. 2005. “Reflections from the Nation’s First Homeland Security Team.” School of Public Affairs Forum. Washington, D.C.: Transcript by Federal News Service. May 10.

Bardach, Eugene. 1998. Getting Agencies to Work Together: The Practice and Theory of Managerial Craftsmanship. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Betts, Richard K. 2002. Fixing Intelligence. Foreign Affairs 81(1): 43-59.

Carafano, James Jay. 2005a. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, January 25. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandDefense/tst012604a.cfm

Carafano, James Jay. 2005b. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security, March 10. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandDefense/tst031005a.cfm

Carafano, James Jay, and David Heyman. 2004. DHS 2.0: Rethinking the Department of Homeland Security. The Heritage Foundation Special Report No. SR-02, December 13. Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation.

Cronin, Audrey Kurth, and James M. Ludes, eds. 2004. Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.

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Daft, Richard L. 2004. Organization Theory and Design. 8th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western.

Department of Defense. 2005a. Homeland Security. Joint Publication 3-26, August 2. Washington, DC: Department of Defense.

Department of Defense. 2005b. Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support. June. Washington, DC: Department of Defense.

Drake, David B., Nicole A. Steckler, and Marianne J. Koch. 2004. Information Sharing in and Across Government Agencies: The Role and Influence of Scientist, Politician, and Bureaucrat Subcultures. Social Science Computer Review 22(1): 67-84.

Dye, Thomas R. 2005. Understanding Public Policy. 11th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Falkenrath, Richard A. 2005. Present and Future Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, January 26. http://www.brookings.edu/views/testimony/fellows/falkenrath20050126.htm

Flynn, Stephen. 2004. America the Vulnerable: How Our Government Is Failing to Protect Us from Terrorism. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Gardner, John W. 1995. Leadership in Large-Scale Organized Systems. Chapter 40 in J. Thomas Wren, The Leader’s Companion. New York: The Free Press. 297-302. Reprinted from On Leadership by John W. Gardner. New York: The Free Press, 1990.

Goodsell, Charles T. 2002. Insights for Public Administration from the Terrorist Attacks. Administration & Society 34(1): 255-_____.

Gordon, Judith R. 1999. Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic Approach. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Hart-Rudman Commission. 1999. New World Coming: American Security in the 21st Century, Major Themes and Implications. Phase I Report on the Emerging Global Security Environment for the First Quarter of the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century. September 15.

Haynes, Wendy. 2004. Seeing Around Corners: Crafting the New Department of Homeland Security. Review of Policy Research 21(3): 369-395.

Henry, Nicholas. 2004. Public Administration and Public Affairs. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Hillyard, Michael J. 2002. Organizing for Homeland Security. Parameters: U.S. Army War College Quarterly 32(1): 75-85.

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Hitz, Frederick P., and Brian J. Weiss. 2004. Helping the CIA and FBI Connect the Dots in the War on Terror. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 17(1): 1-41.

Hoffman, Bruce. 2002. Rethinking Terrorism and Counterterrorism Since 9/11. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 25(5): 303-316.

Jones, Gareth R. 2004. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change: Text and Cases. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Kamarck, Elaine C. 2004. Applying 21st-Century Government to the Challenge of Homeland Security. In Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships, edited by John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burlin, 103-146. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Kamensky, John M., Thomas J. Burlin, and Mark A. Abramson. 2004. Networks and Partnerships: Collaborating to Achieve Results No One Can Achieve Alone. In Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships, edited by John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burlin, 3-20. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Kettl, Donald F. 2004a. System under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.

Kettl, Donald F., ed. 2004b. The Department of Homeland Security’s First Year: A Report Card. New York: The Century Foundation Press.

Klitgaard, Robert, and Gregory F. Treverton. 2004. Assessing Partnerships: New Forms of Collaboration. In Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships, edited by John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burlin, 21-59. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Kotter, John P. 1990. A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management. New York: The Free Press.

Lehrer, Eli. 2004. The Homeland Security Bureaucracy. The Public Interest 156: 71-85.

Light, Paul C. 2005. The Four Pillars of High Performance: How Robust Organizations Achieve Extraordinary Results. New York: The McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Light, Paul C., and Lee H. Hamilton. 2005. Rumsfeld’s Revolution at Defense. Brookings Institution Briefing Transcript Prepared from a Tape Recording, July 19. Washington, D.C.: Miller Reporting Company, Inc.

Linden, Russell M. 2002. Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Mintz, John. 2005. Infighting Cited at Homeland Security. The Washington Post, February 2.

National Research Council. 2005. Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security. Committee on Educational Paradigms for Homeland Security. National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

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9/11 Commission. 2004. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Page, Stephen. 2003. Entrepreneurial Strategies for Managing Interagency Collaboration. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 13(3): 311-339.

Perl, Raphael. 2005. Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness. Congressional Research Service Report #RL33160, November 23. Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress.

Peters, Katherine McIntire. 2005. Round 2. Government Executive 37(3): 37-48.

Priest, Dana. 2005. Panel Warns of “Headstrong Agencies.” The Washington Post, April 1.

Rainey, Hal G. 2003. Understanding and Managing Public Organizations. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2003. The Role of “Home” in Homeland Security: The Federalism Challenge, The Challenge for State and Local Government. Albany, NY: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

Rosenthal, Uriel. 2003. September 11: Public Administration and the Study of Crises and Crisis Management. Administration & Society 35(2): 129-_____.

Russack, John A. 2005. Information Sharing Environment. Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, July 27.

Sauter, Mark A. and James Jay Carafano. 2005. Homeland Security: A Complete Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Surviving Terrorism. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Scardaville, Michael. 2003. Principles the Department of Homeland Security Must Follow for an Effective Transition. The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1630, February 28. Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation.

Shafritz, Jay M., and E.W. Russell. 2005. Introducing Public Administration. 4th ed. New York: Pearson Longman.

Stever, James A. 2005. Adapting Intergovernmental Management to the New Age of Terrorism. Administration & Society 37(4): 379-403.

Stillman, Richard, II. 2004. The American Bureaucracy: The Core of Modern Government. 3rd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Inc.

U.S. Coast Guard Academy. 2004. Multiple Fairways: Developing a Strategic Studies Program for the Department of Homeland Security, A Report on Charting a Course for Homeland Security Strategic Studies. New London, CT: U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

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U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2005a. Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities. Report GAO-05-1053T, September 28. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Accountability Office.

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2005b. Results-Oriented Government: Practices That Can Help Enhance and Sustain Collaboration among Federal Agencies. Report GAO-06-15, October. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Waterman, Shaun. 2005. U.S. info sharing effort off to slow start. United Press International, July 28.

Waugh, William L., Jr., and Richard T. Sylves. 2002. Organizing the War on Terrorism. Public Administration Review 62: 145-153.

Wermuth, Michael A. 2005. The Department of Homeland Security: The Road Ahead. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, January 26. http://www.rand.org/publications/CT/CT233/

White House. 2002. National Strategy for Homeland Security. Washington, D.C.: The White House. July.

White House. 2003. National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets. Washington, D.C.: The White House. February.

White House. 2006a. The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned. Washington, D.C.: The White House. February.

White House. 2006b. The National Security Strategy of the United States of America. Washington, D.C.: The White House. March.

White, Jonathan R. 2004. Defending the Homeland: Domestic Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Inc.

Wise, Charles R., and Rania Nader. 2002. Organizing the Federal System for Homeland Security: Problems, Issues, and Dilemmas. Public Administration Review 62: 44-57.

Zegart, Amy B. 2005. September 11 and the Adaptation Failure of U.S. Intelligence Agencies. International Security 29(4): 78-111.

Newer Books Recommended by Dr. Sylves

Brinkley, Douglas. The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. New York: William Morrow, 2006.

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Bullock, Jane A, et al. Introduction to Homeland Security, 2nd Ed. Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.

Daniels, Ronald J., et al. Eds. On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2006.

Lindell, Michael K. et .al. Introduction to Emergency Management. Hoboken, NJ: John R. Wiley & Sons, 2007

McEntire, David A. Disaster Response and Recovery. Hoboken, NJ: John R. Wiley & Sons, 2007.

Miskel, James F. Disaster Response and Homeland Security. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2006.

Nicholson, William C. Homeland Security Law and Policy. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 2005.

Richard Sylves is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Senior Policy Fellow of the Center on Energy and Environmental Policy at University of Delaware. He has researched presidential disaster declarations for more than fifteen years, the last two supported by the PERI Foundation (see www.peripresdecusa.org ) and he has co-edited (with W. Waugh) two books on disaster management. He also authored the book, The Nuclear Oracles with Iowa State University Press in 1986. He is completing a text book with Congressional Quarterly Press and a trade book with Elsevier Butterworth/Heinemann. From 1995-1999, Sylves completed two research grant projects for the U.S. FEMA. He has served on the National Academy of Science (NAS) panel, “Estimating the Costs of Natural Disasters;” and, he completed a three year term as an appointed member of the NAS Disasters Roundtable in 2005. His email address is sylves@Udel.Edu

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