{"product_id":"boots-on-the-ground-johanu-botha-9781487529789","title":"Boots on the Ground: Disaster Response in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last century, the scale of Canada's domestic disaster response system has grown significantly due to the country's increased capacity for emergency management and the rise in natural hazards. However, there has been no systematic assessment of how effectively this multilevel system, which includes all levels of government and the military, has been integrated, and how efficient this system actually is at responding to high-level disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing in-depth archival analysis and interviews with senior military and civilian officials on the inside, \u003ci\u003eBoots on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed examination of Canada's disaster response system. Including policy recommendations focused on the expansion of emergency management networks, the maintenance of Canada's decentralized emergency management system, and disaster response resources for First Nations communities, \u003ci\u003eBoots on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e aims to highlight opportunities to improve Canada's urgent disaster response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoots on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e offers helpful lessons for students, policy makers, emergency management practitioners, and military officers, ensuring that readers gain concrete insights into the strategic and efficient implementation of disaster response initiatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johanu Botha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487529783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487529789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.63d","brand":"Johanu Botha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054293020927,"sku":"9781487529789","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10fce38c-d612-4617-934d-ad1ce75066f3.jpg?v=1685029112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boots-on-the-ground-johanu-botha-9781487529789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}