Handbook of disaster policies and institutions [electronic resource] : improving emergency management and climate change adaptation / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers.

The nature of emergencies and disasters
The nature of policy and institutions
A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters
Owning the problem : politics, participation, and communication
Framing the problem : identifying and analysing risk
Responding to the problem : policy formulation and implementation
Not forgetting : monitoring, evaluation, and learning
Institutional settings for emergencies and disasters : form, function, and coordination
Future prospects.