Disasters and disaster relief.

A special edition of The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 309, January 1957

Characteristics of disasters. Physical characteristics of disasters : historical and statisitical review by Hoyt Lemons; Floods by Samuel Davis Sturgis; Hurricanes, tornadoes and other storms by F. W. Reicheldefer; Earthquakes by L. Don Leet; The human being in disasters : a research perspective by Charles E. Fritz and Harry B. Williams. Governmental work and plans. Co-ordinating and extending federal assistance by Val Peterson; The impact of disasters on readiness for war by Arthur S. Flemming; The armed forces in disaster relief by Carter L. Burgess; Public health problems in major disasters by L. E. Burney; How a state prepares for disaster by William L. McGill; The flood peril and federal flood insurance act of 1956 by Edwin S. Overman. Voluntary agencies and activities. The voluntary effort in disaster relief by Ellsworth Bunker; Emergency mass care by DeWitt Smith; Relief and rehabilitation of families and individuals by Robert E. Bondy; Emergency medical, hospital, and nursing care by Harold C. Lueth; Psychological factors and problems, emergency and long-term by Calvin S. Drayer. A case history. How a community met a disaster : Yuba city flood, December 1955 by William W. Stiles