Man-made Disasters |
Contents
The need to understand disasters | 1 |
Three disasters analysed | 49 |
The incubation of disasters | 81 |
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Aberfan accidents and disasters action administrative analysis arise assess associated assumptions aster behaviour bounded rationality British Rail CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ channel Chapter cidents Cmnd Colliery communication complex concerned CRUZ The University cultural danger decision-making decision-premises developed discussion disruption emergency energy engineering environment errors examination example existing Explosion factors fire firedamp Flixborough Disaster goals groups hazard Hixon HMSO incident incubation period individual information theory Isle of Gigha issues kind knowledge limited London manner Miss Algeo National Coal Board nature negentropy occur operate organization organizational origins of disaster outcome particular patterns possible precautions precipitating event present problems produce public inquiry rationality regard relating relevant reports response result Ronan Point safety situation smallpox social structured suggested Summerland theory threat tion tips uncertainty understanding UNESCO University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA University of Exeter warning Washington D.C. Wolfenstein
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Understanding Regulation: Theory, Strategy, and Practice Robert Baldwin,Martin Cave No preview available - 1999 |