Hazard Management and Emergency Planning

Preface

 

The United Nations has designated the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, and many member states have established national committees to consider how best to reduce hazards and disasters. While many countries experience hazards and disasters which are no doubt more severe than in Britain, the general lack of interest here perhaps typifies our response to hazard and emergency management. The recent spate of accidents and disasters affecting Britain has clearly demonstrated that we are far from immune from hazards ourselves.

The world appears to be becoming a more hazardous place in which to live and work, and Britain is no exception. The media and the public are becoming increasingly concerned about the ...