Catastrophic impact and loss
By: Kevin D. Burton
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781466504646
Subjects: Emergency management; Risk assessment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the author; title: The postmodern impact assessment and problems of the mind; title: Five guiding principles for postmodern impact assessments; title: The first principle: establish the impact horizon; title: The second principle : align impact measures to core values; title: The third principle : consider and align national and state laws and industry; title: Taking a second look at the third principle; title: The fourth principle : apply rigorous data; title: The fifth principle : document deviations and overrides; title: Into the uncanny valley; title: Endnotes; title: Index.