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ClickView (Firm)
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XX(302470.1)
Summary
All businesses are exposed to some level of risk, but when a natural disaster strikes they can suddenly face a variety of unexpected and often extraordinary situations. What happens in a matter of seconds can sometimes take years to rebuild. The 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia demonstrated how devastating natural disasters can be for small businesses. This investigative-style programme for middle to senior secondary audiences explores the human cost for businesses affected by natural disasters, but also many of the logistical aspects, such as: assessing property damage, dealing with insurers, monitoring finances, relaunching a business and creating disaster preparation plans. Viewers will appreciate the way people overcome these traumatic experiences and what it's like running a business in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
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67235.4063
by
Bradford, Marlene.
Call Number
904.5 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
Looks at the science behind natural disasters, discussing what causes them, where they occur, prevention and preparations, rescue and relief efforts, impact, and historical overview of each kind before going on to describe the one hundred worse disastersin history.
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Electronic Resources
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60139.7148
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Pelling, Mark, 1967-
Call Number
307.76091724 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
What makes some cities less vulnerable and more resilient in the face of natural disasters? This work examines the factors involved and draws invaluable lessons from case studies and analysis.
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Electronic Resources
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57338.5664
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Kraft, James P., author.
Call Number
363.11097909045 23
Publication Date
2021
Summary
Workplace disasters have wreaked havoc on countless American workers and their families. They have resulted in widespread death and disability as well as the loss of property and savings. These tragic events have also inspired safety reforms that reshaped labor conditions in ways that partially compensated for death, suffering, and social dislocation. In Havoc and Reform, James P. Kraft encourages readers to think about such disastrous events in new ways. Placing the problem of workplace safety in historical context, Kraft focuses on five catastrophes that shocked the nation in the half century after World War II, a time when service-oriented industries became the nation's leading engines of job growth. Looking to growing areas of economic life in the Western Sunbelt, Kraft touches on the 1947 explosion of the Texas City Monsanto Chemical Company plant, the 1956 airliner collision over the Grand Canyon, the hospital collapses following the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, the 1980 fire at the Las Vegas MGM Grand, and the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building. These incidents destroyed places of employment that seemed safe and affected a relatively wide range of working people, including highly trained, salaried professionals and blue- and white-collar groups. And each took a toll on the general public, increasing fears that anyone could be in danger of being killed or injured and putting pressure on public officials to prevent similar tragedies in the future. As Kraft considers how these tragedies transformed individual lives and specific work environments, he describes how employees, employers, and public leaders reacted to each event. Presented chronologically, his studies offer a unique and sobering outlook on the rise of a now vital and integral part of the national economy. They also underscore the ubiquity and persistence of workplace disasters in American history while building on and challenging literature about the impact of World War II in the American West. Within a broader frame, they speak to the double-edged nature of modern life.
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Electronic Resources
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57336.7227
by
Lush, Shannon.
Call Number
648.5 LUS
Publication Date
2005
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Books
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54899.3008
by
Murray, Robin L.
Call Number
070.18 23
Publication Date
2014
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Electronic Resources
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54897.4727
by
Kern, William S., 1952-
Call Number
363.34 22
Publication Date
2010
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Electronic Resources
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54897.0859
by
Abou-bakr, Ami J.
Call Number
363.3480973 23
Publication Date
2013
Summary
"The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, generated a great deal of discussion in public policy and disaster management circles about the importance of increasing national resilience to rebound from catastrophic events. Since the majority of physical and virtual networks that the United States relies upon are owned and operated by the private sector, a consensus has emerged that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a crucial aspect of an effective resilience strategy. Significant barriers to cooperation persist, however, despite acknowledgment that public-private collaboration for managing disasters would be mutually beneficial. Managing Disasters through Public-Private Partnerships constitutes the first in-depth exploration of PPPs as tools of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and resilience in the United States. The author assesses the viability of PPPs at the federal level and explains why attempts to develop these partnerships have largely fallen short. The book assesses the recent history and current state of PPPs in the United States, with particular emphasis on the lessons of 9/11 and Katrina, and discusses two of the most significant PPPs in US history, the Federal Reserve System and the War Industries Board from World War I. The author develops two original frameworks to compare different kinds of PPPs and analyzes the critical factors that make them successes or failures, pointing toward ways to improve collaboration in the future."--Publisher's website.
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Electronic Resources
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54895.9688
by
Jones, Robin, 1953- author.
Call Number
363.1220941 23
Publication Date
2019
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Electronic Resources
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54895.9297
by
Knight, Lindsay.
Call Number
363.3482 23
Publication Date
2011
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Electronic Resources
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50827.3789
by
Chávez-Silverman, Susana.
Call Number
973.00468 22
Publication Date
2010
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Electronic Resources
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50825.8789
by
Kuehn, John T., author.
Call Number
355.48 23
Publication Date
2020
Summary
"The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History is a fascinating collection that educators, students, and historians will all find useful in helping them understand the causes and consequences of the most infamous military failures in history"--
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Electronic Resources
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50824.5352
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