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Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
497 kr
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The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number of well-informed attackers. The system is inherently vulnerable because transmission lines may span hundreds of miles, and many key facilities are …
Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience
A Workshop Report
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
508 kr
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) on the United States prompted a rethinking of how the United States prepares for disasters. Federal policy documents written since 9/11 have stressed that the private and public sectors share equal responsibility for the security of the nation's …
Offshore Situation Room
Enhancing Resilience to Offshore Oil Disasters in the Gulf of Mexico: Proceedings of a Workshop
Av and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Gulf Research Program m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
624 kr
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More than a decade after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf Research Program convened a diverse group of 60 experts in a virtual event to inform its efforts to enhance resilience to future offshore oil disasters in the Gulf of Mexico region. The event, Offshore Situation Room, took place over …
Crisis Standards of Care
A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
473 kr
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Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances, medical supplies and beds could be in short …
Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes
Summary of a Workshop Series
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
457 kr
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When disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. Many catastrophic disaster plans include support from neighboring jurisdictions that likely will not be available in a regional disaster. Bringing multiple stakeholders together from sectors that do not routinely work with each other …
Emergency Alert and Warning Systems
Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions
Av and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
438 kr
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Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation's ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, new technologies such as smart phones and social …
Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Av and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Health and Medicine Division m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
1341 kr
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When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions regarding how to effectively respond. The public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) system, with its multifaceted mission to prevent, …
Compounding Disasters in Gulf Coast Communities 2020-2021
Impacts, Findings, and Lessons Learned
Av and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Gulf Research Program m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
325 kr
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Experiencing a single disaster - a hurricane, tornado, flood, severe winter storm, or a global pandemic - can wreak havoc on the lives and livelihoods of individuals, families, communities and entire regions. For many people who live in communities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region, the reality of …
Paying the Price
The Status and Role of Insurance Against Natural Disasters in the United States
Av Sr. Roth, Richard J., Howard Kunreuther
Inbunden, 1998
1360 kr
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This book considers the effectiveness of insurance coverage for low-probability, high-consequence events such as natural disasters--and how insurance programs can successfully be used with other policy tools, such as building codes and standards, to encourage effective loss reduction measures. The …
American Hazardscapes
The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters
Inbunden, 2002
679 kr
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Barrier islands. Flood plains. Earthquake faults. Sometimes the environment poses threats to our well being, yet many of us continue to choose to live in risky or dangerous places. And on top of the a /knownsa are the other, more hidden hazards related to environmental contamination that pose …
Building Community Disaster Resilience Through Private-Public Collaboration
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
474 kr
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Natural disasters--including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods--caused more than 220,000 deaths worldwide in the first half of 2010 and wreaked havoc on homes, buildings, and the environment. To withstand and recover from natural and human-caused disasters, it is essential …
Crisis Standards of Care
A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response: Volume 1: Introduction and CSC Framework
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
863 kr
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Catastrophic disasters occurring in 2011 in the United States and worldwide--from the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, to the earthquake in New Zealand--have demonstrated that even prepared communities can be overwhelmed. In 2009, at the height of the influenza A …
