مدیریت بحران به عنوان یک رشته مستقل علمی دارای سابقه زیادی نیست. به تدریج که این رشته در حال شکل گیری است بر تعداد و کیفیت منابع پایه خواندنی رشته افزوده می شود. اخیرا سازمان مدیریت بحران آمریکا فهرستی از 50 منبع برتر در رشته مدیریت بحران را شناسایی و معرفی کرده است. داشتن این فعرست برای علاقمندان این رشته حایز اهمیت بسیار است. برخی از این منابع بطور رایگان در اختیار قرار دارند.
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