Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of International Disasters
Author(s): Laura Phipps , David McEntire
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 534
This edited book examines major problems facing the international disaster community as well as innovative solutions to global emergency management, focusing on the current and emerging trends in disaster management that cross geographic, social, and political borders. Each chapter provides insights from preparedness approaches and response techniques employed in different countries to address current and emerging threats and issues. Contributing authors include scholars, researchers, and practitioners in fields related to disaster science and international emergency management.
Editors:
Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS
David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA
Chapter Authors:
Annette Chretien, PhD
Brenda Murphy, PhD
Bryce Gunson, PhD(c)
Christine Raj, BA
Christopher J Ainsworth MBA CEM®
Christopher Sheach, MA DEM, CEM®
Cihan Aydiner, PhD
Danielle J. Mayberry, JD
David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA
Dulce Suarez, PhD
Glenn Jones ESM CEM®
Hsin-Hsuan “Shel” Lin, SJD
Iuliia Hoban , PhD
Jack L. Rozdilsky, PhD
Jeffrey Glick, PhD
Jennifer Russell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, NHDP-BC, CHEP
Josh Ayers
Joshua D. McDuffie, MS, EI
Kazi Amdadul Hoque, MA, MPH, MSS
Kelbie R. Kennedy, JD
Kent Cawley, DBA
Kesley J. Richardson, DPA, MPH, CEM®
Laura J. Brown, PhD
Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS
Logan Gerber-Chavez, PhD
Lorraine Schneider, MSc, CEM®
Marc Anthonisen, MPA
Marcelo M. Ferreira, PhD, CEM®
Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®
Mikey Latner
Muhammad Awfa Islam
Oenone Chadburn, MA (Econ)
Ozzie Baron
Patrick S. Roberts, PhD
Ray Hsienho Chang, PhD
Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, MPA
Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH
Romeo B. Lavarias, DPA
Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, DPPD, MPH, RN, PHN
Tanya Buhler Corbin, PhD
Terry D. Cooper, DHSc, MS, MPH, CEM®
Terrence O’Sullivan, PhD, MAAS
Yi-En “Mike” Tso, PhD
Yungnane Yang, PhD
Zawad Ibn Farid
Section I: Identifying the Context of Disasters and Emergency Management
1. Introduction to the Management of International Disasters: Pressing Issues and Collaboration Between Nations
2. Beyond Borders: Comparative Disaster Response Systems and the Challenges of Humanitarian Relief and Coordination
3. Behaviorally Informed Early Warning and Anticipatory Action: Unleashing the Potential of Locally Led Preemptive Response and the Forecast-Based Financing It Requires
4. Evacuation Theories and Practices: Case Analysis in Taiwan
5. Challenges in Preparing for and Responding to Disasters in Taiwan and the United States: Reflections from Practice and Academia
Section II: Becoming More Proactive
6. Learning from Smong: Incorporating Local and Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Management
7. Nations Among Nations: Strengthening Tribal Resilience and Disaster Response
8. Rural Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Management Planning to Improve Climate Change Resilience: Insights from Rural Ontario, Canada
Section III: Addressing the Needs of the Vulnerable
9. Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) in South Asia: Status, Prospects, and Challenges
10. Pediatric Priorities Through the Disaster Management Cycle: Integrating Children’s Needs in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
11. Issues for Infant and Toddler Feeding at Disaster Mass Care Sites: Paradigm Shifts for Strategic and Operational Planning
12. Migrant Displacement in Conflicts: Emergency Management Response to Ukrainian Refugees and Turkish Asylum Seekers in Germany
Section IV: Acknowledging and Addressing Challenges and Opportunities
13. Informing Adaptation with Lessons Learned from Key Twenty-First-Century Infectious Disease Outbreaks
14. Return of the “Administrative State?” The Expansion of Executive Power under Crisis
15. Technology in Emergency Management: A Review from Developed Nations with Considerations in a Global Context
16. Applications and Prospects of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Emergency Situations: A Case Study from Taiwan
Section V: Improving Professionalism in Emergency Management
17. The Capable Emergency Management Professional: Emerging Competencies for a Changing World
18. Description of the Typical Emergency Manager: An Assessment of Who Leads in Times of Disaster
19. Credentialing and Professionalization in Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster Management (ECDM)
20. Aligning International Strategy to Standards in Emergency Management: Current and Emerging Issues
21. The Challenges to a Modern Approach to Leadership, Management, Critical Thinking, and Decision-Making Within an Emergency Management Environment
22. Conclusion: Central Findings and Key Implications Regarding the Management of International Disasters
This edited book examines major problems facing the international disaster community as well as innovative solutions to global emergency management, focusing on the current and emerging trends in disaster management that cross geographic, social, and political borders. Each chapter provides insights from preparedness approaches and response techniques employed in different countries to address current and emerging threats and issues. Contributing authors include scholars, researchers, and practitioners in fields related to disaster science and international emergency management.
Editors:
Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS
David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA
Chapter Authors:
Annette Chretien, PhD
Brenda Murphy, PhD
Bryce Gunson, PhD(c)
Christine Raj, BA
Christopher J Ainsworth MBA CEM®
Christopher Sheach, MA DEM, CEM®
Cihan Aydiner, PhD
Danielle J. Mayberry, JD
David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA
Dulce Suarez, PhD
Glenn Jones ESM CEM®
Hsin-Hsuan “Shel” Lin, SJD
Iuliia Hoban , PhD
Jack L. Rozdilsky, PhD
Jeffrey Glick, PhD
Jennifer Russell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, NHDP-BC, CHEP
Josh Ayers
Joshua D. McDuffie, MS, EI
Kazi Amdadul Hoque, MA, MPH, MSS
Kelbie R. Kennedy, JD
Kent Cawley, DBA
Kesley J. Richardson, DPA, MPH, CEM®
Laura J. Brown, PhD
Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS
Logan Gerber-Chavez, PhD
Lorraine Schneider, MSc, CEM®
Marc Anthonisen, MPA
Marcelo M. Ferreira, PhD, CEM®
Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®
Mikey Latner
Muhammad Awfa Islam
Oenone Chadburn, MA (Econ)
Ozzie Baron
Patrick S. Roberts, PhD
Ray Hsienho Chang, PhD
Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, MPA
Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH
Romeo B. Lavarias, DPA
Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, DPPD, MPH, RN, PHN
Tanya Buhler Corbin, PhD
Terry D. Cooper, DHSc, MS, MPH, CEM®
Terrence O’Sullivan, PhD, MAAS
Yi-En “Mike” Tso, PhD
Yungnane Yang, PhD
Zawad Ibn Farid
Section I: Identifying the Context of Disasters and Emergency Management
1. Introduction to the Management of International Disasters: Pressing Issues and Collaboration Between Nations
2. Beyond Borders: Comparative Disaster Response Systems and the Challenges of Humanitarian Relief and Coordination
3. Behaviorally Informed Early Warning and Anticipatory Action: Unleashing the Potential of Locally Led Preemptive Response and the Forecast-Based Financing It Requires
4. Evacuation Theories and Practices: Case Analysis in Taiwan
5. Challenges in Preparing for and Responding to Disasters in Taiwan and the United States: Reflections from Practice and Academia
Section II: Becoming More Proactive
6. Learning from Smong: Incorporating Local and Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Management
7. Nations Among Nations: Strengthening Tribal Resilience and Disaster Response
8. Rural Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Management Planning to Improve Climate Change Resilience: Insights from Rural Ontario, Canada
Section III: Addressing the Needs of the Vulnerable
9. Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) in South Asia: Status, Prospects, and Challenges
10. Pediatric Priorities Through the Disaster Management Cycle: Integrating Children’s Needs in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
11. Issues for Infant and Toddler Feeding at Disaster Mass Care Sites: Paradigm Shifts for Strategic and Operational Planning
12. Migrant Displacement in Conflicts: Emergency Management Response to Ukrainian Refugees and Turkish Asylum Seekers in Germany
Section IV: Acknowledging and Addressing Challenges and Opportunities
13. Informing Adaptation with Lessons Learned from Key Twenty-First-Century Infectious Disease Outbreaks
14. Return of the “Administrative State?” The Expansion of Executive Power under Crisis
15. Technology in Emergency Management: A Review from Developed Nations with Considerations in a Global Context
16. Applications and Prospects of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Emergency Situations: A Case Study from Taiwan
Section V: Improving Professionalism in Emergency Management
17. The Capable Emergency Management Professional: Emerging Competencies for a Changing World
18. Description of the Typical Emergency Manager: An Assessment of Who Leads in Times of Disaster
19. Credentialing and Professionalization in Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster Management (ECDM)
20. Aligning International Strategy to Standards in Emergency Management: Current and Emerging Issues
21. The Challenges to a Modern Approach to Leadership, Management, Critical Thinking, and Decision-Making Within an Emergency Management Environment
22. Conclusion: Central Findings and Key Implications Regarding the Management of International Disasters