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New Book: ‘Disaster Management and Information Technology’

“Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters.”

Anyone who has worked on publishing a book knows that the timeline and path toward actually getting a book published can be arduous. The process is exceedingly long, with many twists and turns. Add in multiple authors all contributing to the effort and it can be much more complex.

I’m happy to announce that the book Disaster Management and Information Technology: Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters has finally crossed the finish line for publication. My two co-editors Hans Jochen Scholl and F. Kees Boersma deserve the credit for their review of the more academic contributions in the book. It was only with the vision, persistence and leadership from Hans that this publication actually came to fruition.

I’d also like to recognize the contributions from Pete Gaynor, former FEMA administrator, for writing one of the two forwards to the book, as well as the gang at Bent Ear Solutions for the chapter they provided on “Deploying Modern Technology for Disaster Management Practitioners,” a subject area they have deep expertise in.

I see the future of emergency management being intertwined with technology going forward. Hate it or like it, there is no getting away from technology — it is here to stay in our profession.
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.