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BL
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1009030
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b763400
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| Main Entry
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Abkowitz, Mark David.
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| Title & Author
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Operational risk management : : a case study approach to effective planning and response /\ Mark D. Abkowitz.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: John Wiley & Sons,, ©2008.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (x, 277 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0470281863
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: 1119202744
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: 9780470281864
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: 9781119202745
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0470256982
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9780470256985
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Ch. 1. Why Do Disasters Happen? -- pt. 1. Man-Made Accidents -- Ch. 2. Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse -- Ch. 3. Nightmare in Bhopal -- Ch. 4. Meltdown at Chernobyl -- Ch. 5. Exxon Valdez -- Ch. 6. Challenger and Columbia: Deja Vu -- pt. 2. Terrorist Acts -- Ch. 7. Oklahoma City Bombing -- Ch. 8. Aum Shinrikyo: Terror in Japan -- Ch. 9. Attack on the USS Cole -- Ch. 10. September 11: The World Trade Center -- Ch. 11. London Transit Bombings -- pt. 3. Natural Disasters -- Ch. 12. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -- Ch. 13. Eruption of Mount St. Helens -- Ch. 14. South Canyon Fire -- Ch. 15. Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami -- Ch. 16. Hurricane Katrina -- pt. 4. Success Stories -- Ch. 17. United Airlines Flight 232 -- Ch. 18. Alaska Pipeline and Denali Quake -- Ch. 19. Lessons Learned -- Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here?
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| Abstract
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With a case study approach to risk management to prepare for and prevent man-made, natural, and terrorist acts, this book equips risk managers with guidance to help them plan effectively against every kind of disaster and to enhance their existing plans.
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Emergency management.
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Risk assessment.
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Risk management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Insurance-- Risk Assessment Management.
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Emergency management.
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Risk assessment.
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Risk management.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.15/5
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HD61.A23 2008eb
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