Man-made Catastrophes and Risk Information Concealment : Case Studies of Major Disasters and Human Fallibility Paperback / softback
by Dmitry Chernov, Didier Sornette
Paperback / softback
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This book discusses the risks of information concealment in the context of major natural or industrial disasters – offering detailed descriptions and analyses of some 25 historical cases (Three Mile Island nuclear accident, Bhopal disaster, Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster, Enron’s bankruptcy, Subprime mortgage crisis, Worldwide Spanish flu and SARS outbreaks, etc.) and applying these insights to selected on-going cases where such information concealment is suspected.
Some successful examples of preventive anti-concealment practice are also presented. In the book, the term ‘concealment’ is used to represent the two distinct behaviors uncovered in the investigations: (i) facts and information about an organization and its functioning being hidden from those that need them – here the concealment can be due to various factors, such as complexity and miscommunication, to name but two – and (ii) the conscious and deliberate action of keeping important information secret or misrepresenting it.
This second meaning makes up a surprisingly important part of the evidence presented.
Accordingly, emphasis has been put on this second aspect and the approach is more pragmatic than academic, remaining focused on evidence-based practical and useful factors.
It raises awareness and provides valuable lessons for decision- makers, risk specialists and responsible citizens alike.
This work is also intended as a fact-based reference work for future academic and scholarly investigations on the roots of the problem, in particular regarding any psychological or sociological modeling of human fallibility.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:342 pages, XVII, 342 p.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:23/08/2016
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- ISBN:9783319370989
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:342 pages, XVII, 342 p.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:23/08/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319370989