This title examines key 'lessons learned' from Hurricane Katrina and offers a blueprint for better meeting the needs of children, families, and communities post-disaster. It provides community-wide strategies for promoting healthy adaptation in children and families following di…
This Report is the second of two reports by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) that focus on measurement of radionuclides deposited internally in a population exposed in a radiological or nuclear incident. The first report, NCRP Report No. 161, …
In this book, space systems are situated in the global processes of the 21st century’s information society and the role that space information systems could play in risk management is determined, methods of detecting and forecasting of both natural disasters and technogenic cata…
Résumé : High-stakes, catastrophic, risk potentials are by their very nature terminal and irreversible : We don't get a second-chance. Suggestions that we treat these risks as we do the "statistical" risks we face, using simple cost/ benefit analyses based on averages, just don'…
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Earthquake Resilience--Research, Implementation, and Outreach
"The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated a…
Following an analysis of the workplace as a social milieu, this text offers a methodology for assessing the impact of various crises, and examines pre-incident mitigation planning. It explores the psychological reactions of individuals and groups who have experienced crises, inv…
Workplace crises extend far beyond large-scale events such as terrorism. Organizational Crisis Management: The Human Factor examines a variety of incidents, including those that are more likely to occur such as floods, storms, and layoffs. Focusing on understanding the human asp…
"Organizational Crisis Management: The Human Factor offers theoretical background and practical strategies for responding to workplace crises. Responding to a paradigm that focuses on the operational aspects of continuity to the detriment of human factors, this volume provides a…
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
by Brebbia, Carlos Alberto, Informatiker, Brebbia, Carlos Alberto, Computer scientist, Brebbia, Carlos Alberto, Informaticien, International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes
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