Learning from Disasters
3rd Edition
Published on 27. July 2016
VIII, 145 pages
978-1-349-27902-9 (ISBN)
Description
This compelling book offers an important insight into the way organizations implement policies and procedures to prevent future disasters occurring. The third edition includes an introductory chapter which demonstrates on a theoretical and practical level a number of reasons why individuals and groups of people fail to learn from disasters in the first place. Based on thorough research, Learning from Disasters is essential reading for all those involved in risk management, disaster planning and security and safety management.
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Series
Edition
Third Edition 2005
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 145 p.
File size
27,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-349-27902-9 (9781349279029)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-27902-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Brian Toft | Simon Reynolds
Learning from Disasters
Book
07/2005
3rd Edition
Perpetuity Press Ltd
€117.69
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Persons
BRIAN TOFT is the Principal, Risk Partnerships. He is also a visiting Professor of Risk Management Faculty of Business, Environment and Society, Coventry University, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow in Risk Management at the University of Southampton.
SIMON REYNOLDS worked for several years in the power engineering industry. He subsequently became a news editor, specializing in online political and macro-economic news. He now works freelance and regularly contributes to magazines and newsletters.
SIMON REYNOLDS worked for several years in the power engineering industry. He subsequently became a news editor, specializing in online political and macro-economic news. He now works freelance and regularly contributes to magazines and newsletters.
Content
Risk Perception and Decision-making The Management of Risk Disasters as Systems Failures Methodology Generation of Hindsight General Organisational Learning Specific Organisational Learning Case Studies Discussion and Conclusions
