{"product_id":"9789814644976","title":"Uncertainty And Catastrophe Management: The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake And Beyond: The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural disasters, instability in the finance and banking sector, widespread social protests, and other crisis situations have increasingly become the focus of public attention. With the growing visibility of such events, accelerated by the rise and proliferation of social media, the study of risk and crisis management in the Internet age is of vital importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncertainty and Catastrophe Management\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear and comprehensive guide to a variety of crises, and seeks to offer practical advice on how best to avoid them, minimize loss and damage once they have occurred, and how best to recover from these situations. The book examines 104 cases that run the gamut from natural disasters such as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, to social movements like the Ukrainian protests in 2013, from the Syrian Electronic Army's cyber-attacks, to the reputational damage to firms in the wake of a corporate scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a revised and expanded edition of Akira Ishikawa and Atsushi Tsujimoto's book, \u003ci\u003eRisk and Crisis Management: 101 Cases\u003c\/i\u003e, and explores a number of recent events. It draws on the expertise of the contributors to the volume to create a well-rounded book that will benefit professionals, academics, and the general public alike. In particular, safety professionals, public management professionals, CEOs, CIOs, students and researchers will appreciate its pragmatic approach to dealing with and recovering from crises in the interest of long-term survival and sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural disasters, instability in the finance and banking sector, widespread social protests, and other crisis situations have increasingly become the focus of public attention. With the growing visibility of such events, accelerated by the rise and proliferation of social media, the study of risk and crisis management in the Internet age is of vital importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncertainty and Catastrophe Management\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear and comprehensive guide to a variety of crises, and seeks to offer practical advice on how best to avoid them, minimize loss and damage once they have occurred, and how best to recover from these situations. The book examines 104 cases that run the gamut from natural disasters such as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, to social movements like the Ukrainian protests in 2013, from the Syrian Electronic Army's cyber-attacks, to the reputational damage to firms in the wake of a corporate scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a revised and expanded edition of Akira Ishikawa and Atsushi Tsujimoto's book, \u003ci\u003eRisk and Crisis Management: 101 Cases\u003c\/i\u003e, and explores a number of recent events. It draws on the expertise of the contributors to the volume to create a well-rounded book that will benefit professionals, academics, and the general public alike. In particular, safety professionals, public management professionals, CEOs, CIOs, students and researchers will appreciate its pragmatic approach to dealing with and recovering from crises in the interest of long-term survival and sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk and Crisis Management for Natural Disaster: Case 1–28:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Communication Technology Must Be Harnessed in an Emergency \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Deal with Psychological Stress \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get the Injured to Hospital \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do the Edlerly Need to do to Plan for Disasters? \u003ci\u003e(Yiwei Li)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Role of Science Museum which shows Disaster Articles \u003ci\u003e(Atsushi Tsujimoto)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk and Crisis Management for Daily Life: Case 29–61:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to Do If a War Breaks Out While in a Foreign Country \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Portable Toilets are Essential \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Clothing and Other Personal Effects are Appropriate \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can Science Museums Contribute to the Popularization of Science Knowledge? \u003ci\u003e(Yiwei Li)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Danger of Being Anonymous on an Internet Forum\u003ci\u003e(Shigeo Kawashima)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Management for Government and Business: Case 62–100:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a Physical Distribution System is Necessary \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Predict Disasters \u003ci\u003e(Akira Ishikawa)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Lessons were Learned from the Fukuchiyama Line Train Derailment? \u003ci\u003e(Atsushi Tsujimoto)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Prevent Personal Information Leakage \u003ci\u003e(Atsushi Tsujimoto)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Win Customer Loyalty from Customer Grievances and Complaints \u003ci\u003e(Akira Saito)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand other papers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines contemporary cases, mainly in the past six years, from the Asia Pacific, the USA, and Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks at great detail at the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers concise pointers on how to implement risk and crisis management strategies in real-world situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers a range of risks and ways of managing and dealing with them, ranging from natural disasters to business risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139928867056,"sku":"9789814644976","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814644976_p0.jpg?v=1763691826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814644976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}