Suchergebnisse

Terrorist attacks can be seen as the ultimate wicked problem. After 9/11, terrorists moved from so-called 'spectacular' events to relatively low-intensity attacks against individuals and groups. The emergence of what has become known as the 'home-grown' terrorist has added a further dimension to the 'wicked' nature of the problem. This paper considers the UK's CONTEST and PREVENT strategies as a policy response to the threats from terrorism and the impact that the policies themselves can have on the radicalization of individuals. The author highlights some of the limitations of the PREVENT strand of the overall strategy and the constraints that are imposed on government policies by failing to take a holistic perspective on the nature of the problem.

Crisis Management teaching has not featured within business schools to the extent that we might expect given the crises witnessed in a range of business sectors over recent years. One of the criticisms voiced against the MBA degree is that it has too great a focus on the rational and positivistic approaches to dealing with managerial problems. Organizational crises provide a challenge to that paradigm and suggest that a more critical approach to dealing with the management curriculum is required. This article provides an account of a stand-alone course in crisis management that has been delivered over a 20-year period in a number of institutions worldwide. The authors set out how the course is designed and delivered to bridge the gap between academia and business practice, how it makes use of evidence-based management, and how a critical approach is embedded throughout. The authors also discuss some of the challenges associated with designing and delivering a course that is multidisciplinary and technically demanding.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- 1: Paradise Lost? Issues in the Disposal of Waste -- 2: Land Reclamation Through Waste Disposal -- 3: The Use of Rock, Soil and Secondary Aggregates as Landfill Cover in South Wales -- 4: The Use of Special Waste Consignment Note Data in Waste Planning for the Greater London Area -- 5: The Development and Application of Geographical Information Systems in Waste Collection and Disposal -- 6: Civic Amenity Waste Disposal Sites: The Cinderella of the Waste Disposal System -- 7: A Geographic Information Systems Approach to Locating Nuclear Waste Disposal Sites -- 8: Heavy Metals in Soils and Diabetes in Tyneside -- 9: Burning Questions: Incineration of Wastes and Implications for Human Health -- 10: Assessing the Health Effects of Waste Disposal Sites: Issues in Risk Analysis and Some Bayesian Conclusions -- 11: Licenced to Dump? A Report on British Coal's Sea Dumping in Durham -- 12: Here Today, There Tomorrow: The Politics of Hazardous Waste Transport and Disposal -- 13: Narrowing the Options: The Political Geography of Waste Disposal -- Index.

Enhancing community resilience has increasingly involved national and regional governments adopting a multi-stakeholder approach because of the potential interagency benefits. This has led to questions about how best to involve stakeholder groups in translating community resilience policies into practice. This exploratory study contributes to this discussion by addressing two key areas that are fundamental in the concerted effort to build community resilience to natural hazards: (1) stakeholder understanding of community resilience as a concept; and (2) the difficulties associated with the processes of risk assessment and preparedness that stakeholders face locally in building community resilience. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 25 practitioners and experts within Scotland's resilience community, and were analyzed through an inductive approach to thematic analysis. These data show how the interpretation of community resilience differs across stakeholder groups. Analysis of the data reveals challenges around the nature of the risk assessment and its role in shaping risk perception and communication. Significant complications occur in communicating about low probability-high consequence events, perceived territoriality, competing risk prioritizations, and the challenges of managing hazards within a context of limited resources. The implications of these issues for policy and practice are also discussed.

Enhancing community resilience has increasingly involved national and regional governments adopting a multi-stakeholder approach because of the potential interagency benefits. This has led to questions about how best to involve stakeholder groups in translating community resilience policies into practice. This exploratory study contributes to this discussion by addressing two key areas that are fundamental in the concerted effort to build community resilience to natural hazards: (1) stakeholder understanding of community resilience as a concept; and (2) the difficulties associated with the processes of risk assessment and preparedness that stakeholders face locally in building community resilience. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 25 practitioners and experts within Scotland's resilience community, and were analyzed through an inductive approach to thematic analysis. These data show how the interpretation of community resilience differs across stakeholder groups. Analysis of the data reveals challenges around the nature of the risk assessment and its role in shaping risk perception and communication. Significant complications occur in communicating about low probability-high consequence events, perceived territoriality, competing risk prioritizations, and the challenges of managing hazards within a context of limited resources. The implications of these issues for policy and practice are also discussed.