Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management

Bennett, Simon J.

ISBN 10: 140941194X / ISBN 13: 9781409411949

Published by Routledge, 2012

About this Item

Risk is an enduring theme of modern life. It permeates the political, economic and environmental domains. This title 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. Editor(s): Bennett, Dr. Simon J. Num Pages: 288 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 784. . 2012. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140941194X
• ISBN 13: 9781409411949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Risk is an enduring theme of modern life. It permeates 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 in a risk society.

Dealing with issues of civil safety and security, the book addresses the management of socio-technical risks and hazards, environmental risk, and risk perception. Focusing on risk reduction, chapters cover key themes such as terrorism, public order, emergency responding, energy supply, climate change, and natural disasters.

Featuring contributions from expert scholars, the book is both accessible and original. Practitioners in the emergency services, industry and commerce will find the book to be valuable reading, whilst for policy makers, students and academics with a focus on risk and crisis management, this is an essential reference.

About the Author

Dr Simon Bennett is the Director of the Civil Safety and Security Unit at the University of Leicester, UK. After ten years in IT management, Simon obtained a PhD in the sociology of scientific knowledge. He also has a BA in Public Administration and an MA in Communications and Technology. Simon has worked as a consultant to both the aviation and rail industries and sits on the Editorial Board for the journal Risk Management. He edits the Vaughan College (University of Leicester) series of monographs and is the author of A Sociology of Commercial Flight Crew. His latest publication, The Pilot Lifestyle: A Sociological Study of the Commercial Pilot's Work and Home Life, is the product of a six-month research contract for the British Air Line Pilots' Association.