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Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture
Author Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan , Dr. R. S. Fernando , Dr. Huong Ha
The challenges related to disaster risk management (DRM) in the agricultural sector are now widely linked to sustainable environment. The fact remains that almost every day a disaster strikes in some part of the world. The regular occurrence of natural and man-made....
Release Date 2019/03 -
Business Continuity in a Cyber World
Author David Sutton
Until recently, if it has been considered at all in the context of business continuity, cyber security may have been thought of in terms of disaster recovery and little else. Recent events have shown that cyber-attacks are now an everyday occurrence, and it is beco....
Release Date 2018/06 -
21st Century Skills for Non-Profit Managers
Author Don Macdonald
Over the last 30 years nonprofit organizations have grown massively in capacity, scope, and authority across the world. With growing demand for services, there are numerous opportunities for nonprofits to respond innovatively and sustainably. Any experienced nonpro....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Using Scenario Planning to Reshape Strategy
Author Alejandra Palermo , Jonas Hoffman , Steve Churchhouse , Rafael Ramirez
In recent years, organizations have been caught off guard by economic volatility, unexpected political events, natural disasters, and disruptive innovations. In response, the authors note, executives are showing a new interest in scenario planning. Rather than tyin....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Pollution Control and Resource Recovery
Author Zhao Youcai
Pollution Control and Resource Recovery: Municipal Solid Wastes Incineration: Bottom Ash and Fly Ash explains the tools and technologies needed to characterize, stabilize, treat, recycle, or properly dispose bottom and fly ash.The public concern for the environment....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning
Author Guy Robertson
Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning presents a collection of highly-cited, author published articles on security and disaster planning for libraries. The book represents the only place where these articles are compiled, making it a go-to volume for ....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Pro SharePoint Disaster Recovery and High Availability, Second Edition
Author Stephen Cummins
Few IT professionals take the time to learn what needs to be known to do disaster recovery well. Most labor under the pretense that good administration equals close to five-nines uptime. Most technical people do not see the value of planning for disasters until the ....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Peacebuilding, Memory and Reconciliation
Author Genevieve Parent , Bruno Charbonneau
This book aims to bridge the gap between what are generally referred to as ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches to peacebuilding.After the experience of a physical and psychological trauma, the period of individual healing and recovery is intertwined with political....
Release Date 2013/06 -
The Community Planning Event Manual
Author John Thompson , Nick Wates
Want to improve your village? Your town? Your city? A community planning event may be just what you have been waiting for. All over the world people are organizing dynamic collaborative events to improve their surroundings. For a few intensive days, everyone concern....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Managing Crises: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges
Author Harvard Business School Press
Crises--anything from a natural disaster to a data-security breach to the defection of your best employee--can prevent you from carrying out your business operations. But with good planning, you can minimize the impact of a potential disaster. This book shows you ho....
Release Date 2008/05 -
Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal?
Author Robert Mittelstaedt
What catastrophes have in common -- and how to keep them from happening to you! Introducing M3: the first systematic approach to Managing mistakes so they don't lead to disasterBuilding systems that prevent 'failure chains' from spiraling out of controlAvoiding....
Release Date 2004/09