Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness and Response
An audit of UK assets
Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness and Response brings together, for the first time, information on the activity of British individuals and organizations working in disaster mitigation, preparedness and response. Over 170 returned questionnaires, interviews, reviews and research form the basis of this book. It includes overviews of the scope, content and regional locations of UK disaster activity, breakdown of organization types currently active, funding sources, IDNDR focal points and directories of individuals and organizations working in disaster mitigation, preparedness and response. The text is divided into two sections: the audit and the directory. The former contains the analysis, recommendations and findings of the research, whilst the directory is a compilation of gathered information, presented in usable form for the DMP community.
Published: 1995
Pages: 160
eBook: 9781780444789
Paperback: 9781853393310
| Acknowledgements iv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreword v | |||
| Reading the audit vii | |||
| Introduction viii | |||
| The audit 1 | |||
| Overview 2 | |||
| • Organisations 2 | |||
| • Areas of work, specialisms and interests 3 | |||
| Regions of activity 8 | |||
| Hazard expertise 11 | |||
| Work and skills 14 | |||
| • Work content 14 | |||
| • Skills 17 | |||
| Education and training courses 20 | |||
| • UK based academic courses 20 | |||
| • UK based training courses 22 | |||
| Networks 24 | |||
| • Questionnaire results 24 | |||
| • Professional/technical associations 27 | |||
| • Development networks 27 | |||
| • Conclusions: problems and potentials 29 | |||
| Funding 32 | |||
| The Overseas Development Administration 32 | |||
| Other official sources 36 | |||
| Charitable trusts and foundations 37 | |||
| Other funders 39 | |||
| Conclusions 45 | |||
| Information sources 48 | |||
| • Libraries and information centre 48 | |||
| • Bookshops 48 | |||
| • Journals 49 | |||
| • Databases 49 | |||
| • The Internet 50 | |||
| Summary of organisational activities 53 | |||
| Current activities 58 | |||
| The directory 75 | |||
| Directory of organisations 76 | |||
| IDNDR focal points 101 | |||
| Directory of individuals 111 | |||
| Appendices 129 | |||
| 1. World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama, 1994: Strategy Paper 130 | |||
| 2. Current networks 132 | |||
| 3. Summary of research methodology and audit questionnaire 135 |
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