This book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, offers insights from experts in healthcare and higher education both locally and further afield. Key learnings and recommendations are presented in three sections: disaster management and reconstruction, including what we can learn from past earthquakes; the importance of healthcare and emergency medicine in disasters and community events; and the way forward, in particular how technology and systems thinking can be used for disaster mitigation.
Chaos Organization and Disaster Management offers a scholarly survey of disaster response behavior and management in the face of natural and manmade catastrophe. The author provides a methodological a
Natural hazards and disasters are known to cause irreversible loss to life and property. There has been a drastic shift in the earth’s atmosphere which has aggravated the impact as well as risk of suc
One of the fundamental goals of earth system science research is to adopt a more holistic view of the earth as a ‘system’ comprising different domains. The Society of Earth Scientists has brought out
Ritchie (tourism, U. of Queensland, Australia) uses research from case studies in the USA, Europe and the Middle East to review the best strategies for tourist crises and disaster management, planning
Environmental degradation in India has been caused by a variety of social, economic, institutional and technological factors. Rapidly growing population, urbanisation, industrial activities, and the i
In this book, space systems are situated in the global processes of the 21st century’s information society and the role that space information systems could play in risk management is determined; meth
Written by international contributors, this detailed overview of telemedicine will be of interest to health professionals, policy makers, and frontline responders. The book begins with historical note
This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought
Blackstone's Emergency Planning, Crisis, and Disaster Management is a practical guide for those involved in all aspects of emergency preparedness, resilience, and response. Primarily focused on the re
