Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It is salutary to reflect that many of those scholars who have studied this disaster are too young to have experienced it. The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). The reconstruction was a long-drawn out process.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 14: Martial law must be imposed after disaster in order to stop society from breaking down altogether. Reality: The imposition of martial law after disaster is extremely rare and implies that normal mechanisms of government were never effective in any way. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130

everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

“In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Gathering threat data and contextual information is needed to assess the magnitude of a risk.

Resilience 142

Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 142