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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). The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Disaster is fundamentally a social phenomenon.

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SIA New Member Profile: Riley

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Riley provides a global security risk management system that streamlines security risk management policy implementation, including duty of care compliance. In 2013, we added a security consulting and advisory practice to support clients across the Middle East and Africa.