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" Seeds of disaster, roots of response : "
edited by Philip E. Auerswald [and others].
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1034474
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b788844
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Seeds of disaster, roots of response : : how private action can reduce public vulnerability /\ edited by Philip E. Auerswald [and others].
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xxii, 554 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0511248903
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: 0511249454
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: 0511249969
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: 0511250479
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: 0511509731
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: 1280702788
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: 6610702780
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: 9780511248900
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: 9780511249457
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: 9780511249969
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: 9780511250477
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: 9780511509735
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: 9781280702785
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: 9786610702787
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0521685729
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0521857961
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9780521685726
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9780521857963
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-530) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Where private efficiency meets public vulnerability : the critical infrastructure challenge / Philip E. Auerswald [and others] -- A nation forewarned : vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the twenty-first century / Lewis M. Branscomb -- The brittle superpower / Stephen E. Flynn -- Critical infrastructure protection in the United States since 1993 / Brian Lopez -- Evolution of vulnerability assessment methods / Brian Lopez -- Managing for the unexpected : reliability and organizational resilience / Todd M. La Porte -- Notes toward a theory of the management of vulnerability / Robert A. Frosch -- Challenges of assuring high reliability when facing suicidal terrorism / Todd R. La Porte -- Managing for reliability in an age of terrorism / Paul R. Schulman and Emery Roe -- Organizational strategies for complex system resilience, reliability, and adaptation / Todd M. La Porte -- Complexity and interdependence : the unmanaged challenge / Philip E. Auerswald -- Managing reliability in electric power companies / Jack Feinstein -- Coordinated and uncoordinated crisis responses by the electric industry / Michael Kormos and Thomas Bowe -- Electricity : protecting essential services / Jay Apt, M. Granger Morgan, and Lester B. Lave -- A cyber threat to national security? / Sean P. Gorman -- Interdependent security in interconnected networks / Geoffrey Heal [and others] -- Insurance, the 14th critical sector / Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan -- National security and private-sector risk management for terrorism / Lloyd Dixon and Robert Reville -- Terrorism, insurance, and preparedness : connecting the dots / James W. Macdonald -- Looking beyond TRIA : a clinical examination of potential terrorism loss sharing / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan -- Financing catastrophe risk with public and private (re)insurance resources / Franklin W. Nutter -- Private-public collaboration on a national and international scale / Lewis M. Branscomb and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan -- Information sharing with the private sector : history, challenges, innovation, and prospects / Daniel B. Prieto, III -- Sharing the watch : public-private collaboration for infrastructure security / John D. Donahue and Richard J. Zeckhauser -- The paris initiative, "anthrax and beyond" : transnational collaboration among interdependent critical networks / Patrick Lagadec and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan -- Leadership : who will act? Integrating public and private interests to make a safer world / Philip E. Auerswald [and others].
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| Abstract
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Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response describes the economic, organizational, and institutional actions required to improve the continuity and recovery of vital public services in event of disaster. This is the first book to describe the fundamental trade-offs between private efficiency and public vulnerability in an open society.
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Crisis management.
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Emergency management.
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Infrastructure (Economics)-- Security measures.
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Preparedness.
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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Risk management.
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État de préparation.
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Gestion de crise.
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Gestion des situations d'urgence.
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Gestion du risque.
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Infrastructure (Économie politique)-- Sécurité-- Mesures.
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Partenariat public-privé
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Crisis management.
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Emergency management.
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Preparedness.
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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Risk management.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Disasters Disaster Relief.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.3480973
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HV551.2.S44 2006eb
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Auerswald, Philip E.
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