Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction McEntire (University of North Texas)

The Importance of Multi- and Inter-disciplinary Research on Disasters and for
Emergency Management

Chapter 2 Geography Kendra (University of North Texas)

Geography’s Contributions to Understanding Hazards and Disasters

Chapter 3 Meteorology McGregor (University of North Texas)

Weather and Emergency Management

Chapter 4 Engineering Cruz (University of North Texas)

Engineering Contribution to the Field of Emergency Management

Chapter 5 Sociology Drabek (University of Denver)

Sociology, Disaster and E M: History, Contributions and Future Agenda

Chapter 6 Journalism Scanlon (Emergency Communications Research)

Research about the Mass Media and Disaster Never (Well Hardly Ever) The
Twain Shall Meet
Chapter 7 Psychology Gibbs & Montagnino (Farleigh Dickenson Univ.)
Disasters, A Psychological Perspective

Chapter 8 Anthropology Henry (University of North Texas)

Anthropological Contributions to the Study of Disasters

Chapter 9 Social Work Zakour (Tulane University)

Social Work and Disasters

Chapter 10 Political Science Sylves (University of Delaware)

U.S. Disaster Policy and Management in an Era of Homeland Security
Chapter 11 Public Administration Waugh (Georgia State University)
Public Administration, Emergency Management, and Disasters: Research and
Education

Chapter 12 International Studies McEntire (University of North Texas)

International Relations and Disasters: Illustrating the Relevance of the Discipline
to the Study and Profession of Emergency Management

Chapter 13 Comparative Politics McEntire & Mathis (University of North Texas)

Comparative Politics and Disasters: Assessing Substantive and Methodological
Contributions

Chapter 14 Management Pine (Louisiana State University)

Contribution of Management Theory & Practice to Emergency Management

Chapter 15 Gerontology Dreyer (University of North Texas)

Gerontology and Emergency Management: Discovering Pertinent Themes
and Functional Elements Within Two Disciplines

Chapter 16 Public Health Bissell (University of Maryland)

Public Health and Medicine in Emergency Management

Chapter 17 Criminal Justice Louden (Georgian Court University)

Who’s in Charge Here? Some Observations on the Relationship Between
Disasters and the American Criminal Justice System

Chapter 18 Economics Clower (University of North Texas)

Economic applications in disaster research, mitigation, and planning

Chapter 19 Law Nicholson (North Carolina University)

Emergency Management and Law

Chapter 20 Environment Labadie (Seattle Public Utilities)

Environmental Management and Disasters: Contributions of the Discipline
to the Profession and Practice of Emergency Management
Chapter 21 Communications Richardson & Byers (University of North Texas)
Communication Studies and Emergency Management: Common Ground,
Contributions, and Future Research Opportunities for Two Emerging Disciplines

Chapter 22 Business Shaw (George Washington University)

Business Crisis and Continuity Management

Chapter 23 Information Sciences Slagle Pipes (University of North Texas)

Information Disasters and Disaster Information: Where Information Science
Meets Emergency Management

Chapter 24 Conclusion McEntire & Smith (University of North Texas)

Making Sense of Consilience: Reviewing the Findings and Relationships
among Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management