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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. d) Intentional disasters, comprising all forms of terrorism and sabotage. (e) Field 2018). Routledge, London, 352 pp.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

We have forward-looking actions across government, such as FEMA’s Strategic Plan. At the same time, we see widening inequalities in who has access to recovery resources, and disparities in vulnerability that are too often predictable by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity.

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IRM, ERM, and GRC: Is There a Difference?

Reciprocity

Are there differences at all? Not long ago, risk managers concerned themselves mainly with hazards such as fires and floods; or in the financial sector, loan defaults (credit risk). GRC 4.0: (2018-present): Automated GRC. They’re all critical, Scheitlin says. How are you going to put it all together?