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Covid-19 and the Disaster Research Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

So is the response by academic authors. In 2015 Gaillard and Gomez published an interesting paper on the "disaster research gold rush". They also wish to capture experience and preserve it as evidence on which to base future policies and plans. Authors can write in haste and repent at their leisure: editors can rue the day.

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More on the Covid-19 Academic Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

In this context, I salute the thoughtful work of Christopher Gomez, Dierdre Hart and JC Gaillard (Gomez and Hart 2013, Gaillard and Gomez 2015) on the phenomenon of the "disaster gold rush". It is obvious that much of what is written will be read by practically no one beyond the authors and perhaps a couple of referees. Gomez 2015.

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

São Paulo, Brazil’s financial capital and one of the 10 most populated cities, nearly ran out of water in 2015, when the main reservoir fell below 4% capacity. In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. Over the last few years, two cities have almost run out of water.