%0 Book %A National Research Council %E Hite, Monique C. %T The Emergency Manager of the Future: Summary of a Workshop %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10801/the-emergency-manager-of-the-future-summary-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10801/the-emergency-manager-of-the-future-summary-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %P 31 %R doi:10.17226/10801 %X From hurricanes to terrorism; natural, technological, and other disasters can have potentially life-threatening effects. Emergency managers of the future will need to have the necessary skills to be prepared for these and other events. The workshop discusses the role and responsibility of emergency managers of the future and the resources needed to meet forthcoming challenges.