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Cities, Cultural Heritage and the Culture of Responding to Floods

Emergency Planning

Powerful floods struck Puerto Lumbreras again in 2012. Fourthly, relationships of trust and participation need to be built between the authorities and the general public. On the approach road a steel girder viaduct had been folded up and swept kilometres downstream by the violence of the water.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

At the same time, we see widening inequalities in who has access to recovery resources, and disparities in vulnerability that are too often predictable by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity. In an era of threats and vulnerabilities that are increasing in complexity we need to simplify the process. 1] [link]. [2]

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You Can’t Win!

Plan B Consulting

BP are claiming that the compensation package is being abused, and that they may have to put aside more than the £5.2bn agreed in 2012. For example, local residents could press the local authorities to refuse permission to rebuild on a damaged site”. Last week I was teaching the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 5 day training course.

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You Can’t Win!

Plan B Consulting

BP are claiming that the compensation package is being abused, and that they may have to put aside more than the £5.2bn agreed in 2012. For example, local residents could press the local authorities to refuse permission to rebuild on a damaged site”. Last week I was teaching the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 5 day training course.

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Panic buying toilet roll – lesson identified or learned?

Plan B Consulting

In the UK fuel crisis of 2012, many of the issues were caused by panic buying. In natural disasters there may be a supply problem in the short term, as goods may not be resupplied immediately; rationing would help the poor, the less able and the vulnerable get essential supplies.

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Panic buying toilet roll – lesson identified or learned?

Plan B Consulting

In the UK fuel crisis of 2012, many of the issues were caused by panic buying. In natural disasters there may be a supply problem in the short term, as goods may not be resupplied immediately; rationing would help the poor, the less able and the vulnerable get essential supplies.