Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. 1] The best solution to this problem is to promote inclusiveness in emergency preparedness at all levels.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Yet, faced with natural hazards, relative isolation, economic deprivation and cultural decline, it badly needs social solidarity, and that is something it lacks. Several arguments can be marshalled against the idea of community resilience:- The concept of 'community' has no inherent geographical scale.

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Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

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. Bilham 2011. Australian Journal of Emergency Management 27(1): 27-33. Ambraseys, N. Ling and K.

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Disaster Recovery

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The meat-processing business was severely hit during the 2011 Great Plains drought and many businesses had to either shut down or shift operations to an alternate location. Location Specific Environmental Hazards. Facilities, operations and management need to adapt to their environments and protect against location specific hazards.

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