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Autore |
Martin Duncan |
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Titolo |
Managing risk in extreme environments [[electronic resource] ] : front-line business lessons for corporates and financial institutions / / Duncan Martin |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : Kogan Page, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-09181-2 |
9786611091811 |
0-7494-5288-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Risk management |
Emergency management |
Electronic books. |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Half Title Page; Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Preface: One winter's day in Kabul; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Case Studies; Chapter 1 Epidemic; Chapter 2 Wildfire; Chapter 3 Terrorism; Chapter 4 Extreme humanitarian aid; Chapter 5 Mountain; Chapter 6 Meltdown; Chapter 7 Extraction; Chapter 8 Flood; Chapter 9 Earthquake; Part 2 Themes; Chapter 10 Managing risk in extreme environments; Chapter 11 So what?; Chapter 12 The seven laws of extreme risk management; 'Best of' resources; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Risk management is discussed across nine extreme environments, from epidemics to nuclear meltdowns, featuring international interviews with front-line personnel The final chapters outline the author's 'seven laws' of extreme risk management |
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