The reducing our vulnerabilities to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters Perrow, Charles. creator text bibliography nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press c2007 2007 monographic eng

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viii, 377 p. ; 24 cm. Shrink the targets -- "Natural" disasters? -- The government response : the first FEMA -- The disaster after 9/11 : the Department of Homeland Security and the new FEMA -- Are terrorists as dangerous as management? -- Better vulnerability through chemistry -- Disastrous concentration in the national power grid -- Concentration and terror on the Internet -- The enduring sources of failure : organizational, executive, and regulatory -- Appendix A: Three types of redundancy -- Appendix B: Networks of small firms. Charles Perrow. Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-353) and index. n-us--- Emergency management United States Disasters Government policy United States Risk management United States Hazard mitigation United States Terrorism United States Prevention Infrastructure (Economics) Security measures United States Rampen Kwetsbaarheid Veiligheid Risk management Overheidsbeleid Terrorisme HV551.3 P45 2007 363.34/7 70.10 9780691129976 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691129975 (cloth : alk. paper) 2006037984 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006037984.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006037984-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006037984-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006037984.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006037984-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006037984-b.html DLC 061114 20230410120806.0 50517