Risk and Crisis Management for Natural Disasters: Cases 1–28

Akira Ishikawa and Atsushi Tsujimoto

Chapter 1 in Uncertainty and Catastrophe Management:The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Beyond, 2016, pp 1-80 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:How Communication Technology Must Be Harnessed in an EmergencyHow Supplementary Lifeline Utilities Must Be DevelopedHow Voluntary Support Must Be Catered forHow to Deal with Psychological StressWhy Ripple Effects Must Be AnalyzedWhy Preparation for Disaster Must Include Basic PrecautionsWhat to Do in the Event of a TsunamiThe Hospital's Role in Crisis ManagementHow Schools Can Be Used as Evacuation CentersHow to Get the Injured to HospitalHow to Deal with RumorsHow to Prepare for the Breakdown of Electrical Substations (Lifeline Utilities): An Example from the Taiwan EarthquakeThe Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake: How the Media was UnhelpfulHow to Plan for Evacuation During Torrential RainWhat We Can Learn from Hurricane KatrinaThe Great Sichuan Earthquake: Why Wide-Area-Coverage Evacuation Centers are NeededComparative Analysis of Two Schools in Tohoku Earthquake Disaster — Facing the Grand TsunamiEssence of Catastrophe (Disaster Risk) Management-EvacuationWhat Do the Elderly Need to Do to Plan for Disasters?How a Disaster Can Be Turned Into a LessonThe Great East Japan Earthquake: How was the Safety of Victims Ascertained Through the Internet? 55 Shigeo KawashimaThe Great East Japan Earthquake: How was it Possible to Continue Transmitting Information Over the Internet?Roadmap to Decommissioning Phase 1 Challenge: Contaminated Water TreatmentRoadmap to Decommissioning Phase 2 Challenge: Securing Highly Experienced WorkersRadioactive Diffusion Through the Wind SPEEDI Could Not be Utilized to Predict the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear DisasterRisk Perception of Nuclear Disaster How Did the Coverage of the Disaster Impact Neighboring Countries?The Role of Science Museums Exhibiting Disaster ArtifactsRisk-Perception Gap in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Keywords: Uncertainty; Catastrophe Management; 2011 Great East Earthquake; Japan; Natural Disaster; Management for Daily Life; Management for Government and Business; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Contingency Plan; Disaster Recovery; Crisis Communication; Recovery Plan; Terrorism; Internet Security; Information Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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