Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Disaster management : enabling resilience

Title By: Masys, Anthony [Edited by]
Material type: BookSeries: Publisher: New York : Springer, c2015.Description: xvi, 338 p. : ill., some col. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9783319377971Subject(s): Disaster management | Cyber-SecurityDDC classification: 363.348 DI SA Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
The present work will discuss relevant theoretical frameworks and applications pertaining to enabling resilience within the risk, crisis and disaster management domain. The contributions to this book focus on resilience thinking along 4 broad themes: Urban Domain; Cyber Domain; Organizational/Social domain; and Socio-ecological domain. This book would serve as a valuable reference for courses on risk, crisis and disaster management, international development, social innovation and resilience. This will be of particular interest to those working in the risk, crisis and disaster management domain as it will provide valuable insights into enabling resilience. This book will be well positioned to inform disaster management professionals, policy makers and academics on strategies and perspectives regarding disaster resilience.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Item type Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Main Collection
363.348 DI SA (Browse shelf) Available T0055399
Total holds: 0

Part 1.- 1. Resilience Undefined. A Framework for Interdisciplinary Communication and Application for real; World Problems; T.G. Koslowski, P.H. Longstaff.- 2. Disaster Management, control and resilience; E. Hollnagel.- Part 2. Urban Domain.- 3. Futuristic smart architecture for a rapid disaster response; O. Chikumbo et al.- 4. Building in resilience. Long-term considerations in the design and production of residential buildings in Israel; M. Sever, Y Garb, D. Pearlmutter.- 5. Urban Resilience & Sustainability. The role of a local resilience forum in England; J. Fisher et al.- 6. Wicked Problems Framework. Architectural Lessons from recent urban disasters; A. JaYeun Lee.- Part 3. Cyber Domain.- 7. Architectures for Cyber-Security Incident Reporting in Safety-Critical Systems; Chris W. Johnson.- 8. The Cyber-ecosystem. Enabling resilience through the Comprehensive Approach; A. J. Masys.- Part 4. Organizational/ Social Domain.- 9. Enabling Resilience. An examination of high reliability organizations and safety culture through the lens of Appreciative Inquiry; J. Wattie, A.J. Masys.- 10. Unintended Consequences. What lessons can risk-managers learn from the use of armed Remotely Piloted Vehicles for counter-insurgency in Pakistan?; S. Bennett.- 11. Extra-fragile in disaster. People with disabilities in a bombarded zone; R. Sever.- 12. The application of quality of life metrics; R. Potangaroa et al.- 13. Defining and negotiating a shared responsibility for disaster resilience; B. Wilson.- Part 5. Socio-ecological Domain.- 14. Wildland Fire Management. Movement towards enabling resiliency?; M.R. Czaja.- 15. Case-Study. Vulnerabilities co-evolutionary dynamics in Morelia Michoacan, Mexico; L. Aguilar-Armendariz, A.N. Martinez-Garcia.

The present work will discuss relevant theoretical frameworks and applications pertaining to enabling resilience within the risk, crisis and disaster management domain. The contributions to this book focus on resilience thinking along 4 broad themes: Urban Domain; Cyber Domain; Organizational/Social domain; and Socio-ecological domain. This book would serve as a valuable reference for courses on risk, crisis and disaster management, international development, social innovation and resilience. This will be of particular interest to those working in the risk, crisis and disaster management domain as it will provide valuable insights into enabling resilience. This book will be well positioned to inform disaster management professionals, policy makers and academics on strategies and perspectives regarding disaster resilience.

Powered by Koha