Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management

Name: Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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By: Simon Bennett (Editor)

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Paperback | 11 October 2016

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Risk is an enduring theme of modern life. It permeates the political, economic and environmental domains. Some risks are unavoidable. Others are not. Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management provides ideas and action plans for risk, crisis, and disaster management in a risk society, based on late-modern approaches such as technological citizenship; delegated authority; and exploitation of 'lay' knowledge. Written in an accessible style, with technical terms defined and explained, it offers genuinely original thinking that will be of interest to academics, students, and commentators. Primarily though, it will be of value to practitioners in the emergency services, industry and commerce, and to planners and policy makers at national and local government level. The book deals with issues of civil safety and security. It covers management of socio-technical risks and hazards; environmental risk; social and economic impacts of ICT; and risk perception. In addition it touches upon terrorism; public order; emergency responding; high risk technologies; energy supply; climate change; natural disasters; and employment-related issues-all within a social context that prioritises risk reduction. The problems we face in the twenty-first century are not intractable. All we need is a little less dogma and a little more imagination.

Industry Reviews

'This collection is a significant contribution to the literature on risks and disasters in contemporary societies and how to manage them. It is a rich source of new ideas for academics, students, policymakers and practitioners. Written in an accessible style, the book is wide in scope and fertile with ideas. It is timely and challenging and provides new insights and understanding.'

John Benyon, Professor, University of Leicester, UK and Chair, College of Learned Societies, Academy of Social Sciences

'This book offers genuinely original thinking that will be of interest to academics as well as practitioners in the emergency services and policy makers. Overall, it is an optimistic book which says that the problems we face in the 21st century are not intractable: what is needed is a little less dogma and a little more imagination. A sentiment with which many can agree.'

The ROSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal

'Inspired by discussions over late-modernity, but drawing upon many vivid examples, this collection takes a critical look at contemporary risk management. Issues of the democratization of knowledge, of corporate social responsibility, and of the quality of life powerfully emerge. A book which puts risk firmly in social and political context - with important implications both for academic analysis and institutional practice.'

Alan Irwin, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

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