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Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, financial collapses, and other crisis situations have occupied public attention to an unprecedented degree in recent years. In the face of these events, the study of risk and crisis management is becoming more important than ever before. This book is a clear and comprehensive guide to the most common emergency situations of our day, giving succinct, practical advice on how best to avoid them if possible, how to minimize loss and damage once they have occurred, and how best to recover sustainably. The 101 cases presented here cover both natural and man-made disasters, drawing on recent and current case histories to propose workable solutions for governments, corporations and ordinary people facing extraordinary times.This revised and expanded edition of the authors' 1999 book, Survival Simulation of Risk and Crisis Management 69, is written in an accessible style and contains the latest research in the field. It will benefit laypeople, professionals, and academics alike. In particular, safety professionals, public management professionals, CEOs, CIOs, tertiary students and researchers will appreciate its pragmatic, vigilant approach to dealing with and recovering from natural and man-made disasters in the interest of long-term survival and sustainability.Contents: Risk and Crisis Management for Natural Disasters: Cases 1 27: How Communication Technology Must Be Harnessed in an EmergencyHow to Deal with Psychological StressWhat to Do in the Event of a TsunamiThe Hospital's Role in Crisis ManagementHow School Can Be Used as Evacuation CentersWhat We Can Learn from Hurricane Katrina Risk and Crisis Management for Daily Life: Cases 28 62: What to Do If a War Breaks Out While in a Foreign CountryWhat to Do If You Get Caught in an Emergency AbroadHow to Avoid Terrorist Bombing AttacksHow Typhoon Psychology is FatalHow to Deal with Bankruptcy of Financial InstitutionsHow Spyware Infects Your ComputerHow to Protect Yourself Against Credit Card Skimming Risk Management for Government and Businesses: Cases 63 101: Why the Need to Develop Next-Generation Disaster Prevention TechnologiesHow the Multi-Faceted Check System WorksHow to Establish a Quick Response SetupWhy Risk Financing is an AbsoluteWhat are the Consequences of Irresponsible Media Coverage?and other papersReadership: CEOs, CIOs, managers and executives, safety professionals, public management professionals and specialists, undergraduate/graduate students and researchers and general.

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