Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management

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Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management is written by Simon Bennett and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317116283 (ISBN 10) and 9781317116288 (ISBN 13).

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.