Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness write by Kyoji Sassa. This book was released on 2012-08-31. Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness implemented through the International Programme on Landslides (IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO as well as ICL) through the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan. The materials consists of four parts: Outline of the International Programme on Landslides & IPL Global Promotion Committee; Achievements of major IPL projects in research and capacity building; World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoEs) and Landslide School Network; Key documents of IPL and ICL including Tokyo Action Plan, Application of ICL, IPL Projects, WCoEs and Landslide School Network
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness write by Dylan Sandler. This book was released on 2016-08-05. Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book introduces the concept of hazards as part of the earth’s natural systems, in contrast to "disasters," which occur at the intersection of the built and natural environments. It emphasizes choices made by society that either increase or diminish our level of vulnerability to the impacts of hazards, and the role of the emergency manager in how these choices are made and acted upon. The book defines key concepts including mitigation, preparedness, resilience, vulnerability, and explains the role of the emergency manager in putting these principles into practice.
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response write by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2009. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan: the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).
Disaster Risk Management in the Republic of Korea
Disaster Risk Management in the Republic of Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Disaster Risk Management in the Republic of Korea write by Yong-kyun Kim. This book was released on 2017-07-10. Disaster Risk Management in the Republic of Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book scrutinizes the entire disaster trajectory history in the Republic of Korea: evolution, cross-over, and interconnection among natural, technological, and social disasters. Also examined is the government’s dynamic reaction for effective disaster responses in the wake of major disasters, labelled as focusing events, distributed in the long tail of the power law function. Collating one nation’s entire disaster history, its disaster management policies, and its responses to major disasters is a unique journey into that nation’s evolution. Korea rose from devastation in the 1950s to become one of the most economically and politically dynamic nations by the turn of the century. However, with rapid growth has come all types of disasters. Looking at the lessons learned from Korea’s disaster risk management measures, policies, and responses, as well as some of the world’s major disasters, we can gain insight into the future of disaster risk management.This book is intended to lay out developing nations’ potential future disaster risk management path, a theoretical policymaking guide, and desirable institutional and organizational transformations. Effective countermeasures included in this book will guide policymakers, capacity builders, and academics in developing nations to avoid the disaster path in the near future at the cost of rapid economic growth that Korea faced.
The Ostrich Paradox
The Ostrich Paradox - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ostrich Paradox write by Robert Meyer. This book was released on 2017-02-07. The Ostrich Paradox available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk." —Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow We fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail to purchase insurance. We would rather avoid the risk of "crying wolf" than sound an alarm. Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet, we consistently fail to heed the warnings and protect ourselves and our communities, with devastating consequences. What explains this contradiction? In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short. Filled with heartbreaking stories of loss and resilience, the book addresses: •How people make decisions when confronted with high-consequence, low-probability events—and how these decisions can go awry •The 6 biases that lead individuals, communities, and institutions to make grave errors that cost lives •The Behavioral Risk Audit, a systematic approach for improving preparedness by recognizing these biases and designing strategies that anticipate them •Why, if we are to be better prepared for disasters, we need to learn to be more like ostriches, not less Fast-reading and critically important, The Ostrich Paradox is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why we consistently underprepare for disasters, as well as private and public leaders, planners, and policy-makers who want to build more prepared communities.
