The Bhopal gas leak, the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill are among the events that gave birth to the academic field
of crisis management during the late 1980s. This encyclopedia includes such recent examples as the worldwide banking scandal, the Arab Spring and the civil war in Syria, and Hurricane Sandy.
The articles should serve practitioners, scholars, and students as a reference; sourcebook; and introduction to the resources, theories, and practices of crisis management. The articles,
averaging about two pages long, are arranged alphabetically. They include case studies, lists for further reading, and extensive cross-referencing. Among the topics are the World Health
Organization, nanotechnology, earthquakes, food security, debris management, electronic vaulting, the disruption of organizations, routine emergencies versus true crises, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and paradigm blindness. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
