Hazard Management and Emergency Planning : Perspectives in Britain
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1873936060
ISBN-13
9781873936061
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Earthscan Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1992
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
562 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.50 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Social impact of disastersEmergency services
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Assesses the British approach to hazard management and emergency planning. This book identifies the principal legal, organizational and cultural impediments to effective hazard management and emergency planning, postulates explanations for the shortcomings in the British approach and examines various promising avenues for improving the practice.
This book assesses critically the British approach to hazard management and emergency planning. It identifies the principal legal, organizational and cultural impediments to more effective hazard management and emergency planning, postulates explanations for the shortcomings in the British approach and examines a number of promising avenues for improving current practice.It comprises 18 chapters written by experts with a wide range of practical experience in the many different aspects of the field. Many of the authors introduce international perspectives and comparisons. From it all, the editors conclude, sadly:''The overall hazard and emergency management approach currently adopted in Britain appears to be inadequate and current standards of protection appear to be inefficient for the 1990s and beyond''
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