Catastrophic impact and loss : the capstone of impact assessment

Catastrophic impact and loss the capstone of impact assessment

The author's previous work, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considered the notion of risk and what constitutes risk assessment. It presented scenarios to introduce readers to areas of critical thinking around probability and possibility. Six months after the book's pub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Burton, Kevin D. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Emergency management.
Risk assessment.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628591306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the author
  • The postmodern impact assessment and problems of the mind
  • Five guiding principles for postmodern impact assessments
  • The first principle: establish the impact horizon
  • The second principle : align impact measures to core values
  • The third principle : consider and align national and state laws and industry
  • Taking a second look at the third principle
  • The fourth principle : apply rigorous data
  • The fifth principle : document deviations and overrides
  • Into the uncanny valley
  • Endnotes.

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