Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 6 Issue 2
Strapline:
An International Journal
Subject:
Table of contents
Increasing flood risk in Malaysia: causes and solutions
Ngai Weng ChanDiscusses flood risk in Malaysia, which has increased alarmingly in recent decades largely due to changing physical characteristics of the hydrological system caused by human…
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Aviation safety: a quality perspective
Avinash Waikar, Phillip Nichols“Safety is no accident.” It is not a coincidence that this slogan appears often in FAA literature, correspondence and advisory circulars. It is a frequent reminder to all of us…
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Problematical aspects of the information/ communication revolution for disaster planning and research: ten non‐technical issues and questions
E.L. QuarantelliAn information/communication revolution is being brought about by recent developments and innovations in computer and related technologies. Recognizes that many of the…
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The man‐machine interface and its impact on shipping safety
Alexander Goulielmos, Ernestos TzannatosThe significance of operational human errors in shipping safety has widely been recognized. The accumulation of many shipboard operations on the bridge of the ship demands that a…
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ISSN:
0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju