Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management, Edition 7
Mar 2026 · Butterworth-Heinemann
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About this ebook
Introduction to Homeland Security, Seventh Edition, offers a trusted, practical overview of core concepts and bedrock principles of homeland security. Written by renowned experts in the field, this book thoroughly considers the broad range of topics that fall within homeland security and how and why they are so closely interconnected. The text also provides an overview of the evolution of modern homeland security structures, why each homeland security function exists, and how it contributes to national and local security efforts. Unlike most books that focus solely on terrorism, this text covers an expansive range of homeland security topics, including all-hazards emergency management, cybersecurity, border and transportation security, immigration and customs enforcement, and others. Students and new professionals alike will gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts in the field, while applied case studies demonstrate how to put knowledge into practice. Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications, and explanations of FEMA and legislative homeland security policies, along with fully updated sections on evolving terrorist threats, expanded forms of terrorism, major terrorist incidents in recent history, revised strategic planning directives, counterterrorism approaches, border security, transportation security and safety, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection, All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery, and homeland security communication and security technology. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples. • Includes updated material to cover new developments in the field such as increased terror attacks, new forms of terrorism, cybersecurity safeguards, administrative changes, and recent terrorist activity• Offers a balanced account across all aspects of homeland security• Features authoritative voices from leading experts in the field• Accompanied by fully updated instructor manual; lecture PowerPoint Slides; and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples
About the author
George Haddow currently serves as Senior Fellow at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and previously served as an Adjunct Faculty and Research Scientist, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University in Washington, DC. at Prior to joining academia, Mr. Haddow worked for eight years in the Office of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the White House Liaison and the deputy Chief of Staff. He is a founding partner of Bullock & Haddow LLC, a disaster management consulting firm.Jane A. Bullock served more than 20 years in support of Federal emergency management efforts, culminating as the Chief of Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Director James Lee Witt. In this position Ms. Bullock served as principal advisor to the Director on all Agency programmatic and administrative activities, provided advice and recommendations to the Director on policies required to carry out the mission of the agency; managed the day-to-day operations of the Agency; directed, monitored, and evaluated Agency strategic and communication processes; and oversaw administration of the Agency's resources, including the disaster relief fund. In 2001, Ms. Bullock co-founded the disaster management consulting firm Bullock & Haddow, LLC. She currently serves on the governing boards of the National Earthquake Hazards Program, the Earthquake Engineering Research Center, and others.Damon P. Coppola is the founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC. He has extensive experience in disaster management capacity development, disaster risk management, and planning through his work with the United Nations; the World Bank Group; The US Federal Emergency Management Agency; and the US Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Mr. Coppola serves as a Senior Disaster Management Specialist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Disaster Center and is a faculty member at Loma Linda University and the University of Hawaii. He holds an M.E.M in Crisis, Emergency, and Risk Management from George Washington University and an A.R.M. from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.
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