Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most of them are highly vulnerable to seismic forces. How much simpler to attribute it all to anonymous forces within the ground! It was notable that, in many buildings that pancaked in Turkey and Syria, the collapses left almost no voids at all, thanks to the complete fragmentation of the entire structure. Ecemis, S.Z.

Natural Hazard 183

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard Fashion 183

Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

I have argued elsewhere (Alexander 2017) that the number of times the word 'should' is used in an official document is an inverse indicator of its utility. It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction. The GAR notes that "we all live in communities".

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

Reciprocity

AUGUST 24, 2022

Research firm Gartner, which coined the term “integrated risk management” in 2017, claims that GRC focuses narrowly on regulatory compliance, while IRM has a more expansive, risk-oriented view. Are there differences at all? They’re all critical, Scheitlin says. How are you going to put it all together?

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Audit Insurance Insurance 52

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Expansion of pre-disaster mitigation funding such as through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, and new funding for infrastructure resilience embedded in the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are also steps in the right direction.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52