Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
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Study of Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal The Central Issue: This case makes us think how to prevent the mismanagements of subsidiaries in abroad. And it also brings attention to specific issues including government relationships with multinational corporations and environmental abuse. Recommended course of Action: Safety issues were virtually ignored at the Bhopal plant. To prevent tragedy like this‚ Union Carbide needs to take significant precautions in Bhopal. Union Carbide should check and maintain
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Natural Disasters We have all seen the awful effects of a flood or an earthquake - if we’re lucky only on the news. About 75 percent of the world’s population live in areas affected at least once by earthquake‚ tropical cyclone‚ flood or drought between 1980 and 2000 (Reducing Disaster Risk UNDP report‚ 2005). What causes natural disasters? First we need to get a bit technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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1) We could firstly look at the arguments that would justify a company in putting its first loyalty and moral responsibility to its owners as a priority. One of those arguments is the shareholder theory‚ which states that “the primary responsibility of a firm is to maximise the wealth of its shareholders” (Friedman‚ 1962). As Friedman (1970 in Moore 1999) then proceeded to argue‚ he claimed that society would gain as a whole if businesses were left to do what they do best‚ create wealth. This
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Earthquakes Natural disasters‚ such as earthquakes‚ hurricanes and cyclones‚ floods‚ and tornadoes are some of the traumatic experiences that may cause posttraumatic stress disorders. This type of disorders and other disaster related psychological problems are prevalent after natural disasters. As a result it is important to analyse those individuals that develop psychological problems especially to prepare and plan interventions both in the short and long term after disaster (Coşkun‚ Coşkun‚ 2000
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much horror‚ misery‚ helplessness and doom as the term “Natural Disaster”. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Every year they not only decimate thousands of people and their properties but end entire blood lines. These calamities wreak havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. Over the centuries various types of natural disasters or “Acts of god” have stolen human lives. Several criterions such
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nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials. According to the International Business Times (Australia) "Fukushima is not the worst nuclear accident ever but it is the most complicated and the most dramatic disaster.” (IBT‚ 01) On April 2011 The Nuclear Institute rated the disaster a Level 7 “Major Accident” on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The International Nuclear Event Scale How the reactors were damaged An earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on a Richter Scale initially damaged
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THE HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER Name: Affiliation: PART 1 Critically discuss the role of defamation law as guardian of the truth‚ focussing on the inaccurate reporting‚ which led to The Sun newspaper publishing a front-page article‚ headlined “The Truth‟ on 19th April 1989. Defamation law safeguards an individual’s rights against a defamatory statement that cause public contempt‚ hatred‚ or ridicule[1]
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the members of the organization’s leadership team and communicate IT performance. It is the CIO’s job to manage and led the IT department to achieve organizational excellence and success (Wager‚ Lee‚ & Glaser‚ 2009). When it comes to the disaster recovery case study‚ three steps the CIO could have taken to reduce the likelihood of the system failure are; risk analysis‚ risk management lead by the chief security officer‚ and security system evaluation. These three activities are part of the
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