Case Studies in Disaster Response: A Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation

Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge. Cases address both hazard- and response-generated needs. Also explored are the needs generated by emergent threats (e.g., Ebola crisis), emergent technologies (e.g., social media), and emergent groups (e.g., social innovation teams) that set the stage for innovation and adaption.

• Presents in-depth cases studies in disaster response, one of the phases of disaster management
• Unites practice and research from multiple disciplines to highlight the complexity of disasters preparedness, including environmental and earth sciences, engineering, public health, geography, sociology, and anthropology, humanitarian aid, emergent threats, disaster response and resilience
• Examines policy and ethical dilemmas faced by decision-makers in disaster response situations

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen is the Program Coordinator and a lecturer for the Emergency Services Administration Master of Science Program at California State University, Long Beach. Her doctoral degree in Policy, Planning and Development was earned from the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, her MPH from California State University, Long Beach, and her graduate certificate in Health Emergencies in Large Populations from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has policy expertise at the intersection of emergency management and human outcomes, with a research focus on foundations that advance the professionalization of emergency management.

Steven Jensen is an expert in emergency services leadership and the emerging patterns of globalized disaster risk management and serves as a science advisor to the American Red Cross in disaster risk management. He has more than 30 years of field experience in a variety of international and U.S. disaster risk management settings. He holds a doctoral degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California, an MS in Emergency Management from California State University, and a BS in International Studies from Whitworth University.Dr. Jensen earned his Doctoral degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California. His MS in Emergency Management was received from California State University, and BS in International Studies from Whitworth University. Additionally, he serves as a science advisor to the American Red Cross in disaster risk management.

Jean Slick is a Professor Emerita and Director for Center for Disaster and Community Resilience at Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada, where she was previously the Director of the Disaster Management program. Previously she held a range of leadership positions in the Canadian Red Cross, including Director of Disaster Management and International Services for Western Canada. In 2004, she was posted to Indonesia for two years as the country representative for the Canadian Red Cross tsunami recovery program.