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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. 1] The best solution to this problem is to promote inclusiveness in emergency preparedness at all levels.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

d) Intentional disasters, comprising all forms of terrorism and sabotage. (e) The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. The need to include military strategy and the strategic politics of defence in our studies would unbalance them.