Operational risk management a case study approach to effective planning and response

Operational risk management : a case study approach to effective planning and response / Mark D. Abkowitz.

Author/creator	Abkowitz, Mark David
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons,
Description	x, 277 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Risk assessment. Risk management. Emergency management.

Contents	Preface.Chapter 1. Why Do Disasters Happen?Part One. Man-Made Accidents.Chapter 2. Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse.Chapter 3. Nightmare in Bhopal.Chapter 4. Meltdown at Chernobyl.Chapter 5. Exxon Valdez.Chapter 6. Challenger and Columbia: Deja Vu.Part Two. Terrorist Acts.Chapter 7. Oklahoma City Bombing.Chapter 8. Aum Shinrikyo:Terror in Japan.Chapter 9. Attack on the USS Cole.Chapter 10. September 11: World Trade Center.Chapter 11. London1 Transit Bombings.Part Three. Natural Disasters.Chapter 12. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.Chapter 13. Eruption of Mount St. Helens.Chapter 14. South Canyon Fire.Chapter 15. Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami.Chapter 16. Hurricane Katrina.Part Four. Success Stories.Chapter 17. United Airlines Flight 232.Chapter 18. Alaska Pipeline and Denali Quake.Chapter 19. Lessons Learned.Epilogue.Index.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007045583
ISBN	9780470256985 (cloth)
ISBN	0470256982 (cloth)

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