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UNINA9910254935103321 |
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Autore |
Chernov Dmitry |
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Titolo |
Man-made Catastrophes and Risk Information Concealment : Case Studies of Major Disasters and Human Fallibility / / by Dmitry Chernov, Didier Sornette |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
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[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Business logistics |
Pollution prevention |
Quality control |
Reliability |
Industrial safety |
Business ethics |
Environmental economics |
Supply Chain Management |
Industrial Pollution Prevention |
Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk |
Business Ethics |
Environmental Economics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Setting the landscape -- Examples of risk information concealment practice -- Causes of risk information concealment -- Major on-going cases with information concealment practice -- Succesful risk information management. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book discusses the risks of information concealment in the context of major natural or industrial disasters – offering detailed descriptions and analyses of some 25 historical cases (Three Mile Island nuclear accident, Bhopal disaster, Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fukushima- |
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Daiichi nuclear disaster, Enron’s bankruptcy, Subprime mortgage crisis, Worldwide Spanish flu and SARS outbreaks, etc.) and applying these insights to selected on-going cases where such information concealment is suspected. Some successful examples of preventive anti-concealment practice are also presented. In the book, the term ‘concealment’ is used to represent the two distinct behaviors uncovered in the investigations: (i) facts and information about an organization and its functioning being hidden from those that need them – here the concealment can be due to various factors, such as complexity and miscommunication, to name but two – and (ii) the conscious and deliberate action of keeping important information secret or misrepresenting it. This second meaning makes up a surprisingly important part of the evidence presented. Accordingly, emphasis has been put on this second aspect and the approach is more pragmatic than academic, remaining focused on evidence-based practical and useful factors. It raises awareness and provides valuable lessons for decision- makers, risk specialists and responsible citizens alike. This work is also intended as a fact-based reference work for future academic and scholarly investigations on the roots of the problem, in particular regarding any psychological or sociological modeling of human fallibility. . |
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