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The potential for disaster: A case study of the Powell-Duffryn chemical fire and hazardous material spill

The potential for disaster: A case study of the Powell-Duffryn chemical fire and hazardous material spill

Book Title

Handbook of crisis and emergency management

Document Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9780824704223

Publication Date

6-22-2001

Editors

Fazarmand, A.

Description

Including contributions from sixty international authors, this book examines emergency responses to environmental dangers such as chemical fires, hazardous material and oil spills, nuclear reactor accidents, and earthquakes, and crises in the environment, global public service, and politics. It covers a wide range of international issues and topics, using various analyses, including critical, descriptive, empirical, quantitative, and normative methods. The book discusses approaches to natural disasters, resolutions to cultural, religious, and political tensions, terrorism and the potential use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, the role of crisis public relations, and more.

Publisher

Marcel Dekker

City

New York, NY

Additional Information

pp. 443-449

Disciplines

Business

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