TY - BOOK AU - Penuel,K.Bradley AU - Statler,Matthew ED - Sage eBooks TI - Encyclopedia of disaster relief SN - 9781412994064 (online resource) : AV - HV553 U1 - 363.34803 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif., London PB - SAGE KW - Disaster relief KW - Encyclopedias KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "SAGE reference online."; Title from home page (viewed Jan. 10, 2011); Includes bibliographical references and index; Access restricted to subscribing institutions; Specialized; Also issued in print format N2 - Billions of dollars and millions of people are involved in disaster relief, yet catastrophes around the world continue to take a huge toll in human lives and treasure. This book covers the response to disasters. It covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on disaster relief around the world UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/disasterrelief ER -