JaPan: cascaDinG cRises Systems failure Arnold M Howitt and Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard say that the threat of large-scale systems failure requires emergency managers to take bold steps to avert or mitigate damage and

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Date: 2011-06-23 09:42:18 Natural hazards Risk management Disaster preparedness Humanitarian aid Risk Disaster Tsunami Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Anthropogenic hazard Management Public safety Emergency management		JaPan: cascaDinG cRises Systems failure Arnold M Howitt and Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard say that the threat of large-scale systems failure requires emergency managers to take bold steps to avert or mitigate damage and Add to Reading List Source URL: www.hks.harvard.edu Download Document from Source Website File Size: 658,85 KB Share Document on Facebook

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