Risk and Crisis Management for Natural Disasters: Cases 1–27

The following sections are included:How the Internet is a Useful Crisis Management ToolHow Communication Technology Must Be Harnessed in an EmergencyHow Government Response is CrucialHow Supplementary Lifeline Utilities Must Be DevelopedHow Voluntary Support Must Be Catered forHow to Deal with Psychological StressWhy Ripple Effects Must Be AnalysedWhy Preparation for Disaster Must Include Basic PrecautionsWhat to Do in the Event of a TsunamiHow to Distinguish Between Tsunami Advisories: Warning and WatchThe Hospital's Role in Crisis ManagementWhy Hospitals Must Have Continual Access to WaterHow Schools Can Be Used as Evacuation Centers (1)How Schools Can Be Used as Evacuation Centers (2)How to Get the Injured to HospitalHow to Call an AmbulanceHow to Deal with RumorsHow to Prepare for the Breakdown of Electrical Substations (Lifeline Utilities): An Example from the Taiwan EarthquakeHow a Disaster Can Be Turned Into a LessonThe Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake (1): How the Media was UnhelpfulThe Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake (2): How to Keep Means of Communication OpenThe Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake (3): Why it is Critical to Restore a Region's IndustryThe Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake (4): Why there should be Private Insurance against Earthquake DamageHow to Plan for Evacuation During Torrential RainHow to Prepare for Hazardous Secondary EffectsWhat We Can Learn from Hurricane KatrinaThe Great Sichuan Earthquake: Why Wide-Area-Coverage Evacuation Centers are Needed