Recovery Diva
APRIL 12, 2023
This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.
Emergency Planning
APRIL 24, 2022
A principle of cascading disasters is that the world is ever more closely linked by networks on which we all depend for communications, commerce, enlightenment and entertainment. It is obvious that military instability is likely to complicate and retard the process of getting natural hazard impacts under control.
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National Fire Protection Association
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Exposure to electricity has been associated with 1,653 fatalities since 2011, according to the BLS. The following chart shows the total fatalities associated with each type as well as the voltage associated with those fatalities since 2011. It could be due to exposed hazards in equipment that has not been properly maintained.
everbridge
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Although an extreme case, the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan should be a lesson to corporate risk and security leaders everywhere. This is hazardous thinking. But government action alone is not enough. Businesses must ensure that they have the infrastructure, plans, and operational capacity to manage polycrisis events.
Emergency Planning
MAY 6, 2024
The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. 1] The best solution to this problem is to promote inclusiveness in emergency preparedness at all levels.
Emergency Planning
AUGUST 22, 2019
In 2011, when I was approached by Elsevier about establishing the IJDRR, the first question was, "Is there a need for a new journal in this field?" All over the world, academics are under great pressure to teach more, do more research, advise students more, apply for more grants, cope with more bureaucracy and participate in more initiatives.
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). He has served as consultant for United Nations, U.S.
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