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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

The study of disasters is a 'lateral discipline' that, to varying degrees embraces at least 42 other disciplines and professions (Alexander 2013). Disaster Prevention and Management 11(3): 209-213. Approaches to emergency management teaching at the master’s level. Journal of Emergency Management 11(1): 59-72.

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‘Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach’

Plan B Consulting

I am sure the emergency planners of Kensington and Chelsea had a compliant emergency plan, but when it was used in the response to the Grenfell fire, it failed. For me, the examples demonstrated that Adaptive BC is not very different to the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2013, which many of us work to.

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‘Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach’

Plan B Consulting

I am sure the emergency planners of Kensington and Chelsea had a compliant emergency plan, but when it was used in the response to the Grenfell fire, it failed. For me, the examples demonstrated that Adaptive BC is not very different to the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2013, which many of us work to.