TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clarke,Daniel J.
AU  - Dercon,Stefan
TI  - Dull disasters?: how planning ahead will make a difference 
SN  - 9780198785576 (hardback)
U1  - 363.348 CLA 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Crisis management
KW  - Organizational resilience
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-131) and index; 1.Dealing with Disasters: It Should and Can Get Better
What Does This Book Do?
The Evidence?
A Focus on Natural Disasters
Let's Dull Disasters!
Recapping...
2.Denning the Problem: Begging Bowls and Benefactors
A Flawed Funding Model
The Consequences
Moving Beyond a Medieval System of Finance
A Snapshot of the Literature
3.Bring in the Professionals
The Politics of Credible Pre-Disaster Plans
The Scientists
The Bureaucrats
The Implementers
The Financiers
Avoiding Hot Air and Getting Results
Embracing Pre-Disaster Planning
4.Planning for Disaster Recovery: Changing the Default Setting
The Flaws of Human Decision Making
It Isn't Rocket Science (or Is It?)
All Systems Go
Lessons from Insurance
Applying Rules-Based Approaches to Disaster Planning
For Benefactors, a New Strategy
Contents note continued: A Snapshot of the Literature
5.Finance as the Glue
Can Financial Instruments Replace a Disaster Plan?
Thinking Like an Insurance Company
Preparing Like an Insurance Company
Acting Like an Insurance Company
The Building Blocks of a Better System
6.Moving Forward...
Why Are We Even Talking about This?
What Is the Solution?
What Are the Challenges?
Getting Started: Taking the First Steps
Dulling Disasters, Now!
Recapping...
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