An Unmitigated Disaster
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Accidents And Disasters
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Author : Satish Chandra
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-05-18
Accidents And Disasters written by Satish Chandra and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book deals with the contemporary subject of perception of risk and its influence on accidents and disasters. The contents examine the conventional viewpoints on human errors, incubation of errors, complexity and organisational deviance as a cause for accidents. Work of Mary Douglas with regard to risk, Charles Perrow's work on the normal accident theory and Diane Vaughan's theory on normalisation of deviance are examined from a fresh perspective in this book. It also discusses prominent accidents in aviation, space, nuclear energy, automotive and healthcare, using the pandemic and Boeing 737 Max as a backdrop to study accidents and disasters. It further explores the background and similarities to these events and addresses the core issues such as the state of regulation, the worldview of the sociologists, and proposes that mental models of complex systems, avarice and risk for gain as other possibilities for accidents. Using the concept of nudge in behavioural economics and the Elinor Ostrom’s viewpoint on regulating for common good, it suggests a way forward through the High Reliability Organisation Theory (HRO) leading to enhanced risk perception. The book will be of interest to those who would like to understand the need to incorporate risk perception into regulation, engineers and scientists, professionals and policy makers working in the areas of disaster and risk management, technology areas like aviation, nuclear plants, space and healthcare, students of the sociology of risk and of course the general reader.
Disasters That Changed Australia
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Author : Richard Evans
language : en
Publisher: Victory Books
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Disasters That Changed Australia written by Richard Evans and has been published by Victory Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with History categories.
Australian history is full of disasters. Some are natural but many more are man-made, results of individual or collective stupidity, reckless decisions, or greed. In Disasters that Changed Australia, Richard Evans nominates the worst disasters in an engrossing, insightful account of what happened and why. Picture British General, Douglas Haig through sheer arrogance and determination sending thousands of Australian men into swampy, disease-ridden enemy territory for no strategic gain. Or a feral legion of rabbits let loose on the environment, turning furry friends into an uncontrollable plague. Including Cyclone Tracy, Black Friday, the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the destruction of megafauna thousands of years ago, these are just many of debacles that have defined Australia. Richard Evans goes beneath the familiar stories and myths, and urges us to rethink how we respond to disasters to avoid making the same mistakes again.
Disasters
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Author : Diane Andrews Henningfeld
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2014-01-31
Disasters written by Diane Andrews Henningfeld and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
There is no place on Earth that is disaster-proof. We can build special structures, but we cannot control the nature and power of a disaster. This must-have book takes readers around the world to learn about disasters from international points of view. Readers will evaluate the causes of disasters, and the relationships between disasters and social issues, politics, and preparedness. Readers will learn about responses to aftermaths as well. Viewpoints are shared from such cultures and places as Africa, China, England, Haiti, Brazil, Japan, and Rwanda.
If
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Author : Steve Bell
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-04-30
If written by Steve Bell and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
In his daily cartoon for the Guardian and his long-running strip, IF, in the same paper, Steve Bell has proved that he is without equal in Britain as political cartoonist. Savage, funny, rude, constantly transgressing the rules of good taste, and of course beautifully drawn his cartoons are hated by those they lampoon and loved by everyone who likes to see authority subverted. In his new collection he covers the years of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, 2010-2015, fertile ground for Bell’s genius. From George Osborne in his bondage gear, the ‘Quiet Man’ zombie Ian Duncan Smith, Cable the elephant, Cameron the talking condom and Clegg the butler to Kipling and the IF penguins, every awful moment of the coalition years is re-run before your eyes ... but Steve Bell style: ‘outrageous, anarchic, brilliant, sometimes inexplicable and a bit mad (not really)’ to quote John Pilger.
Miseducation
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Author : A. J. Angulo
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2016-04
Miseducation written by A. J. Angulo and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04 with Education categories.
By investigating how laws, myths, national aspirations, and global relations have recast and, at times, distorted the key purposes of education, this pathbreaking book sheds light on the role of ignorance in shaping ideas, public opinion, and policy.--Robert N. Proctor, author of Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition "Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation"
Geoengineering Parts I Ii And Iii
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Geoengineering Parts I Ii And Iii written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
Implementation Of The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Implementation Of The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Gambling on Indian reservations categories.
The 100 Worst Military Disasters In History
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Author : John T. Kuehn
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2020-01-16
The 100 Worst Military Disasters In History written by John T. Kuehn and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-16 with History categories.
The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History is a fascinating collection that educators, students, and historians will all find useful in helping them understand the causes and consequences of the most infamous military failures in history. The dynamics of military disaster are equally, if not more, important as understanding how to achieve success on the battlefield. This comprehensive book covers the complete gamut of human history as it tells the compelling stories of the worst military debacles of all time. It covers battles, campaigns, and wars, starting with the ancient Persians and Greeks and finishing with the U.S. conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not limited to land warfare, however, the book also includes a number of the most disastrous naval engagements and campaigns in world history. This title opens with a detailed introduction illuminating the role military strategy and politics played in some of the worst battlefield failures throughout history. The entries are augmented with several engaging sidebars related to various military disasters. This eclectic collection includes coverage of many lesser known military disasters such as the Taiping Rebellion, during which 20 times more Chinese died than the number of people killed in the American Civil War.
The End Of The Maoist Era
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Author : Frederick C. Teiwes
language : en
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 2007
The End Of The Maoist Era written by Frederick C. Teiwes and has been published by M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Offering a different interpretation of the evolution of Chinese politics during the years 1972-82, this book provides a study of the end of the Maoist era, demonstrating Mao's dominance even as his ability to control events ebbed away. It analyzes the tensions within the ''gang of four, '' the role of younger radicals, and more
Roman Disasters
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Author : Jerry Toner
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2018-03-07
Roman Disasters written by Jerry Toner and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-07 with History categories.
Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. From the battle of Cannae, where fifty thousand men fell in a single day, to the destruction of Pompeii, to the first appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced large scale calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also regularly afflicted them. This insightful book is the first to treat such disasters as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to disasters was affected by politics, social status, ideology and economics. Above all, it illustrates how the resilience of their political and cultural system allowed the Romans to survive the impact of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the important role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and rhetoric. Engaging and accessible, Roman Disasters will be enjoyed by students and general readers alike.