Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Wording of this kind is designed to defy the country's leading philosophers of logic, and let's remember that the Act is designed to tackle a major emergency–sorry, disaster. The real problem is that the British emergency planning, management and response system is fragmented and incomplete. These are rather ambiguous bodies.

Management 231

Management Emergency Planning All-Hazards Transportation 231

Emergency Planning

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic. Planning is more a process than an outcome. This means that coordination between national, regional and local authorities needs to be strong and extensive. Improvisation of supply and logistics could prove to be lethal.

Pandemic 176

Pandemic Hospitality Logistics Authorization 176

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b).

Civil Emergency 130

Civil Emergency Pandemic All-Hazards Logistics 130

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures.

Emergency Response 131

Emergency Response Emergency Response Logistics Emergency Planning 131

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Reality: Disruption of daily life could potentially have even greater consequences (in logistical, social, psychological and monetary terms) than the medical effects of the crisis.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130

Emergency Planning

JUNE 20, 2020

The role of emergency planning. The scenario for a major pandemic was developed over the period 2003-2009 and was first incorporated into emergency plans close to the start of this period. Since the start of Covid-19 we have seen the failure of emergency planning, which is an indication of failure to provide foresight.

Emergency Planning 130

Emergency Planning Pandemic Logistics Vulnerability 130