Analyzing the immediate and long-term repercussions of Hurricane Katrina, the essays in this volume expose the racial disparities that exist in disaster response and recovery and challenge the geography of vulnerability.
This book analyses the making of the international world of 'natural disasters by its professionals. Through a long-term ethnographic study of this arena, the author unveils the various elements that are necessary for the construction of an international world: a collective narr…
"In the past few years the United States has experienced a series of disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which have severely taxed and in many cases overwhelmed responding agencies. In all aspects of emergency management, geospatial data and tools have the potential to…
Dürresommer 2003, Hochwasser 2002, Lawinenwinter 1999/2000, Wintersturm Lothar 1999: Vier zentral-europäische Naturkatastrophen der letzten Jahre. Mit welchen extremen Wetterereignissen müssen wir in Zukunft rechnen? Welche wirtschaftlichen Folgen sind damit verbunden? Wie könne…
"From terrorism and public health to museums, schools, and homes, FUTUREPROOF asks us to expand our purview of security, turning our attention to how security is lived, felt, and perceived through the violences of everyday life. Editors Asher Ghertner, Daniel Goldstein, and Huds…
"Wei Ning Zechariah Wong PhD MBCI CBCP is a principal consultant at Atkins providing business continuity management solutions to organizations across a range of sectors. He is one of the leading experts at the British Standards Institution (BSI), where he contributed to the deve…
"A Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is a management framework that creates controls to address risks and measure an organization's ability to manage disruptions. The International Standard, ISO 22301, helps protect against the threats, including natural disaster, IT …