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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

The advent of social media came with a wave of optimism about their utility in reducing disaster risks and impacts (Alexander 2014). One of the keys to this is the issue of trust in authority--or its absence. Scepticism induces me to prefer the latter. His conclusions are still perfectly valid:- ".close References Alexander, D.E.

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Retired from a Paycheck

Disaster Zone Podcast

Rubin was affiliated with The George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management from 1998 through 2014. Rubin is the author or editor of five books and more than 100 articles for professional publications. and occasionally in other countries. and occasionally in other countries.

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05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing

Plan B Consulting

I had the task, as the Emergency Planning Manager, to conduct a debrief of a multi-agency water contamination exercise involving the Local CCDC (doctor responsible for outbreaks in the local area), the Local Authority, a hospital and various people from Anglian Water.

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05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing

Plan B Consulting

I had the task, as the Emergency Planning Manager, to conduct a debrief of a multi-agency water contamination exercise involving the Local CCDC (doctor responsible for outbreaks in the local area), the Local Authority, a hospital and various people from Anglian Water.

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

However,'community' is contentious concept (Barrios 2014). At its most benign, it is about relative influence (Barrios 2014). The intentions are laudable, as DRR needs to be democratised if it is to function. The many places in which I have lived have had highly varied levels of expression of community. Banfield, E.C. Barrios, R.E.

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SIA New Member Profile: Turing AI

Security Industry Association

Ron Rothman : In 2014, as Ph.D. The views and opinions expressed in guest posts and/or profiles are those of the authors or sources and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Security Industry Association. Tell us the story of your company. Ron Rothman, president of Turing AI.

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02/04/2014 Mystery of flight MH370

Plan B Consulting

Both the authorities and airline involved have been heavily criticised for their poor communication with the families of the missing. The post 02/04/2014 Mystery of flight MH370 appeared first on PlanB Consulting.