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Disaster Risk Reduction is not a Paradigm

Emergency Planning

This severely limited the applicability of the theory. Like any field of study, disaster risk reduction needs lateral thinking. It was instead a mathematical interpretation of discontinuities (singularities) in state space. Only the lowest level of singularity could be used to model any physical reality.

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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

What we need is more research on its impact, research that is detached from the process of generating applications for AI and which looks objectively at how well it is working and what problems it either encounters or produces. Social media in disaster risk reduction and crisis management. References Alexander, D.E. Bitussi, I.

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Book Review: Disaster and Emergency Management Methods

Recovery Diva

Disaster and Emergency Management Methods; Social Science Approaches in Application by Jason Rivera. Key words: environmental governance, sustainability, resilience, climate risk, natural hazard, disaster risk reduction, building regulation. Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London.

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CRAIG 1300™ State Trailblazer Helps Improve Community Risk Reduction Programs

National Fire Protection Association

If you want to make your state a safer place through community risk reduction (CRR) but struggle with the time and resources to take a new community risk assessment (CRA) project, CRAIG 1300 is the cutting-edge tool to help you do it. Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Through Community Risk Assessment (CRA).

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Bridging the Great OT/IT Divide for the Auto Industry

Pure Storage

OT refers to firmware or applications that run inside industrial machinery or equipment. Somehow, they must make this data connect and interoperate with IT infrastructure that may include internet of things (IoT) device sensors, cloud-based applications, computer processors, and storage systems. Two Worlds Collide: IT vs. OT.

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Five Top Sessions for Security & Public Safety Practitioners at ISC East

Security Industry Association

This session will dive into the applications of video analytics across various industries and explore how businesses can harness this technology to improve the end-user experience. As we enjoy the benefits of an interconnected world, we must prioritize risk reduction investments and resilience efforts.” 16, 3:00-3:45 p.m.

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Using T-SQL Snapshot Backup: Are Snapshots Backups?

Pure Storage

Application-consistent snapshots: Nobody loves VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service), nobody. This type of snapshot is useful as it can provide aggressive recovery points, sometimes down to the minute, and does not require an application IO freeze. Things have changed. I know these pains. I’ve been there.

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