Man-made Disasters
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 7. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-7506-2087-1 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1978 with the sub-title, "The Failure of Foresight", this study systematically looks at a wide range of disasters. Barry Turner provides a theoretical basis for studying the origins of man-made disasters, bringing together relevant work based on a study of inquiries into accidents and disasters in Britain over an 11 year period. This second edition has been fully updated, with the inclusion of a final chapter covering more recent events, a task that was completed by Nick Pidgeon.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2087-1 (9780750620871)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The need to understand disasters; attempts to understand disasters - I; attempts to understand disasters - II; three disasters analyzed; the incubation of disasters; errors and communication difficulties; order and disruption; information, surprise and disaster; disasters and rationality in organizations; the origins of disaster.