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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Emergency Planning

For example, if people are poor and their lives are generally precarious, they cannot be made resilient against disasters such as floods and earthquakes unless the problem of vulnerability to life's exigencies in general is reduced. Australian Journal of Emergency Management 27(1): 27-33. Register 2007. Gordon 2018.

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Business Continuity Learning – Where do you start?

Plan B Consulting

Reflecting on the theme for this year’s BCI Education Month, ‘Discover Business Continuity & Resilience’, Charlie looks at how newcomers to the profession can learn from the experience of others and gain the knowledge to succeed in their role. Business continuity is not a profession you can learn out of a book.

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Business Continuity Learning – Where do you start?

Plan B Consulting

Reflecting on the theme for this year’s BCI Education Month, ‘Discover Business Continuity & Resilience’, Charlie looks at how newcomers to the profession can learn from the experience of others and gain the knowledge to succeed in their role. Business continuity is not a profession you can learn out of a book.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

The fact that disaster happens can be used in a positive way to increase resilience against future impacts. Myth 70: A good emergency plan always ensures a good response to crises. In the best instances, reconstruction can produce a better, safer, more attractive environment than existed before the disaster. See: Alexander, D.E.