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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458175003321

Autore

Martin Duncan

Titolo

Managing risk in extreme environments [[electronic resource] ] : front-line business lessons for corporates and financial institutions / / Duncan Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Kogan Page, 2008

ISBN

1-281-09181-2

9786611091811

0-7494-5288-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

658.15/5

Soggetti

Risk management

Emergency management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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