Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 What is a Disaster? Chapter 5 Behavioral Response to Disaster Chapter 6 Why We Believe the Disaster Mythology Chapter 7 Organizational Response to Disaster Chapter 8 Future Research Needs Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Author

About the Author

Henry W. Fischer III is a member of the International Research Committee on Disasters, and is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

. . . the collection of papers contained in the book may provide a useful introduction to disaster research to newcomers, in need of a synthetic overview of the main issues dealt with.
*Journal Of Contingencies and Crisis Management*

. . . the collection of papers contained in the book may provide a useful introduction to disaster research to newcomers, in need of a synthetic overview of the main issues dealt with.
*Journal Of Contingencies and Crisis Management*