Managing emerging risk the capstone of preparedness

From Main Street to Mumbai, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considers the new global drivers behind threats and hazards facing all those tasked with protecting the public and private sector. The text delves into the global mindset of public and private sector emergency managers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Burton, Kevin D. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press 2012.
Edición:1st edition
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Sumario:From Main Street to Mumbai, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considers the new global drivers behind threats and hazards facing all those tasked with protecting the public and private sector. The text delves into the global mindset of public and private sector emergency managers and presents a new risk landscape vastly different from the one existing ten years ago.The book begins by presenting a series of fictitious scenarios each resulting in mass destruction and fatalities. These are each followed by actual news stories that support the s
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (466 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781280121807
9786613525666
9781439826430