Risk Analysis, Dam Safety, Dam Security and Critical Infrastructure Management

Risk Analysis, Dam Safety, Dam Security and Critical Infrastructure Management
Author: Ignacio Escuder-Bueno
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2011-09-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203134346

This book offers the state of the art on risk analysis, representing a primary tool for achieving effective management of critical infrastructures along with a suitable framework for the development of risk management models regarding natural, technological and human-induced hazards. Essential reading for graduate students and researchers interested in risk analysis as applied to all type of critical infrastructures, and for designers, engineers, owners and operators of critical infrastructures in general and dams in particular.

Wireless Public Safety Networks Volume 1

Wireless Public Safety Networks Volume 1
Author: Daniel Câmara
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 008100463X

Wireless Public Safety Networks, Volume One: Overview and Challenges presents the latest advances in the wireless Public Safety Networks (PSNs) field, the networks established by authorities to either prepare the population for an eminent catastrophe, or as support during crisis and normalization phases. Maintaining communication capabilities in a disaster scenario is crucial for avoiding loss of lives and damages to property. Wireless Public Safety Networks examines past communication failures that have directly contributed to the loss of lives. This book will give readers a broad view of the PSNs field, analyzing the benefits PSNs may bring to society, the main challenges related to the establishment and maintenance of these networks, the latest advancements in the field, and future perspectives. - Discusses the ever changing requirements and impact of PSNs in mission critical scenarios - Analyzes the evolving methods required to meet the growing demand of capable public safety networks - Covers lessons learned and advances made to wireless communications to help prevent loss of lives and poor practice disaster management

Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas 2022

Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas 2022
Author: Pan American Health Organization
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2022-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9275125899

The Report on Tobacco Control of the Region of the Americas 2022 presents the progress of the implementation of the MPOWER technical package during the period of 2018-2021. While there has been significant progress noted, the report also highlights the gaps in the acceleration of the tobacco control agenda both at the global and regional levels. Collectively, 26 of the 35 Member States within the Region are implementing at least one measure of the MPOWER technical package at the highest level of application, accounting for 96% of the Region's population being protected from the harms of tobacco. The report also details how the global COVID-19 pandemic is seen as being one of the most important threats to the tobacco control agenda. The increasing development and accessibility of the category of novel and emerging tobacco and nicotine products add to the challenge of accelerating tobacco control both globally and regionally. Yet, despite these obstacles, the Region of the Americas now ranks the second lowest prevalence of tobacco consumption globally and a 100% smoke-free South America.

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Total Pages: 160
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Comunicación de crisis

Comunicación de crisis
Author: Francisco Marín
Publisher: Editorial Almuzara
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8483561727

Francisco Marín demuestra que la gestión coherente de la comunicación en situaciones de crisis atenúa los riesgos, impide que se erosione la imagen corporativa y protege la marca.

V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba

V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba
Author: José Folgueras Méndez
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1363
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642211984

This volume presents the proceedings of the CLAIB 2011, held in the Palacio de las Convenciones in Havana, Cuba, from 16 to 21 May 2011. The conferences of the American Congress of Biomedical Engineering are sponsored by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine (EMBS) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), among other organizations and international agencies and bringing together scientists, academics and biomedical engineers in Latin America and other continents in an environment conducive to exchange and professional growth.

Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream

Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream
Author: Elizabeth A. Cudney
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-01-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420085018

In Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream, leading lean and quality expert Elizabeth Cudney constructs a complete how-to guide that any organization can employ to start a Lean effort correctly and keep it on track. Rooted in practical examples garnered over years of hand-on practice, she illustrates the key principles of lean and value, and

Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies

Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies
Author: Camilo M. Botero
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 957
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319583042

This book provides an overview of beach management tools, including carrying capacity, beach nourishment, environmental and tourism awards (like Blue Flag or others), bathing water quality, zoning, beach typologies, quality index, user's perception, interdisciplinary beach monitoring, coastal legislation, shore protection, social and economic indicators, ecosystem services, and coastal governance (applied in beach case studies). Beaches are one of the most intensely used coastal ecosystems and are responsible for more than half of all global tourism revenues, and as such the book introduces a wide range of state-of-the-art tools that can be used to deal with a variety of beach challenges. Each chapter features specific types of tools that can be applied to advantage in beach management practices. With examples of local and regional case studies from around the globe, this is a valuable resource for anyone involved in beach management.

Quality is Still Free

Quality is Still Free
Author: Philip B. Crosby
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

In this total update of his classic, quality guru Philip Crosby revisits and ultimately reaffirms the thinking he introduced in the tradition-shattering Quality Is Free, which has sold nearly 1.7 million copies and has been translated into dozens of languages. Quality Is Still Free offers readers the opportunity to adopt Crosby's penetrating insights for their own enormous benefit. Illustrations.

The Toyota Way

The Toyota Way
Author: Jeffrey K. Liker
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2003-12-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071435638

How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability. Complete with profiles of organizations that have successfully adopted Toyota's principles, this book shows managers in every industry how to improve business processes by: Eliminating wasted time and resources Building quality into workplace systems Finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology Producing in small quantities Turning every employee into a qualitycontrol inspector