Lessons From Disaster
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Lessons From Disaster
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Author : Trevor A. Kletz
language : en
Publisher: IChemE
Release Date : 1993
Lessons From Disaster written by Trevor A. Kletz and has been published by IChemE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Chemical industry categories.
This series of essays on safety and loss prevention is aimed at helping the process industries avoid accidents and improve its public image. The central message is the apparent inability of organizations to learn, and retain in the long term, the lessons drawn from accidents. Thus incidents of a similar type recur within the same company at intervals of a decade or so, as personnel involved move on to other jobs.
Lessons Of Disaster
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Author : Thomas A. Birkland
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2006-11-07
Lessons Of Disaster written by Thomas A. Birkland and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-07 with Political Science categories.
Even before the wreckage of a disaster is cleared, one question is foremost in the minds of the public: "What can be done to prevent this from happening again?" Today, news media and policymakers often invoke the "lessons of September 11" and the "lessons of Hurricane Katrina." Certainly, these unexpected events heightened awareness about problems that might have contributed to or worsened the disasters, particularly about gaps in preparation. Inquiries and investigations are made that claim that "lessons" were "learned" from a disaster, leading us to assume that we will be more ready the next time a similar threat looms, and that our government will put in place measures to protect us. In Lessons of Disaster, Thomas Birkland takes a critical look at this assumption. We know that disasters play a role in setting policy agendas—in getting policymakers to think about problems—but does our government always take the next step and enact new legislation or regulations? To determine when and how a catastrophic event serves as a catalyst for true policy change, the author examines four categories of disasters: aviation security, homeland security, earthquakes, and hurricanes. He explores lessons learned from each, focusing on three types of policy change: change in the larger social construction of the issues surrounding the disaster; instrumental change, in which laws and regulations are made; and political change, in which alliances are created and shifted. Birkland argues that the type of disaster affects the types of lessons learned from it, and that certain conditions are necessary to translate awareness into new policy, including media attention, salience for a large portion of the public, the existence of advocacy groups for the issue, and the preexistence of policy ideas that can be drawn upon. This timely study concludes with a discussion of the interplay of multiple disasters, focusing on the initial government response to Hurricane Katrina and the negative effect the September 11 catastrophe seems to have had on reaction to that tragedy.
The Need To Know
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-01-31
The Need To Know written by United States. Congress and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with categories.
The need to know : information sharing lessons for disaster response : hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 30, 2006.
Lessons In Disaster
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Author : Gordon M. Goldstein
language : en
Publisher: Times Books
Release Date : 2013-09-03
Lessons In Disaster written by Gordon M. Goldstein and has been published by Times Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with History categories.
A revelatory look at the decisions that led to the US involvement in Vietnam, drawing on the insights and reassessments of one of the war's architects. A Foreign Affairs Bestseller In the last years of his life, the former US national security adviser McGeorge Bundy decided to revisit the role he played in leading the nation into the Vietnam War as a counselor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. "I had part in a great failure," he said. "If I have learned anything I should share it." In this original and provocative work, the political scientist Gordon M. Goldstein draws on his prodigious research as well as interviews and analysis he conducted with Bundy before his death in 1996 to distill the essential lessons of America's involvement in Vietnam. Lessons in Disaster is a historical tour de force on the uses and misuses of American power. "Gordon Goldstein has written an illuminating book and a cautionary tale about the perils of intellectual arrogance overpowering good judgment at the highest levels of national security decision making. Every public servant and every citizen should know the story of McGeorge Bundy and how he lost his way." —Tom Brokaw "A compelling portrait of a man once serenely confident, searching decades later for self-understanding." —Richard Holbrooke, The New York Times Book Review
A Course Of Mandarin Lessons Based On Idiom Revised Ed
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Author : Calvin Wilson Mateer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
A Course Of Mandarin Lessons Based On Idiom Revised Ed written by Calvin Wilson Mateer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with categories.
Disasters Preparedness And Mitigation In The Americas
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Disasters Preparedness And Mitigation In The Americas written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Emergency management categories.
Notes On The International Sabbath School Lessons For 1878
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Author : John Edwards Todd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Notes On The International Sabbath School Lessons For 1878 written by John Edwards Todd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Bible categories.
The Standard Lesson Commentary 1998 1999
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Author : D. Redford
language : en
Publisher: Standard Publishing Company
Release Date : 1998-02
The Standard Lesson Commentary 1998 1999 written by D. Redford and has been published by Standard Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-02 with Religion categories.
Disaster Management
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Author : Alejandro Lopez-Carresi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-12
Disaster Management written by Alejandro Lopez-Carresi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-12 with Social Science categories.
There is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field of disaster management. This gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice. It offers vital lessons to practitioners from scholarship on natural hazards, disaster risk management and reduction and developments studies, opening up new insights in accessible language with practical applications. It also offers to academics the insights of the enormous experience practitioners have accumulated, highlighting gaps in research and challenging assumptions and theories against the reality of experience. Disaster Management covers issues in all phases of the disaster cycle: preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. It also addresses cross-cutting issues including political, economic and social factors that influence differential vulnerability, and key areas of practice such as vulnerability mapping, early warning, infrastructure protection, emergency management, reconstruction, health care and education, and gender issues. The team of international authors combine their years of experience in research and the field to offer vital lessons for practitioners, academics and students alike.
The Sunday School Times
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Sunday School Times written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Sunday schools categories.