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Seeds of disaster, roots of response

Paperback • 2006 • English • 1. edition

Seeds of disaster, roots of response: how private action can reduce public vulnerability

By Philip E. Auerswald, Lewis M. Branscomb, Todd M. La Porte, Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan

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In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, executives and policymakers are motivated than ever to reduce the vulnerability of social and economic systems to disasters. Most prior work on “critical infrastructure protection” has focused on the responsibilities and actions of government rather than on those of the private sector firms that provide most vital services. Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response is the first systematic attempt to understand how private decisions and operations affect publ...Show more

Social and ethical issues
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
Development economics and emerging economies

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9780521685726

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Edition

1

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Seeds of disaster, roots of response

Format

Paperback

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