Public issue early warning systems

Public issue early warning systems
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 676
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN:

Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction

Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction
Author: Jochen Zschau
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642559034

Written for a broad audience this book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems for hydro meteorological disasters such as floods and storms, and for geological disasters such as earthquakes. One major theme is the increasingly important role in early warning systems played by the rapidly evolving fields of space and information technology. The authors, all experts in their respective fields, offer a comprehensive and in-depth insight into the current and future perspectives for early warning systems. The text is aimed at decision-makers in the political arena, scientists, engineers and those responsible for public communication and dissemination of warnings.

Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309128188

One of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks with great losses of human life and immense global economic consequences. Over the past six decades, most of the emerging infectious disease events in humans have been caused by zoonotic pathogens-those infectious agents that are transmitted from animals to humans. In June 2008, the Institute of Medicine's and National Research Council's Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin convened a workshop. This workshop addressed the reasons for the transmission of zoonotic disease and explored the current global capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance.

Public Relations

Public Relations
Author: David A. Haberman
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1988
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Explains the purpose of public relations, describes career qualifications, and covers fact-finding, internal communications, media writing, news conferences, special events, and ethical questions.

Hunger and Public Action

Hunger and Public Action
Author: Jean Drèze
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1989
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198283652

This book analyses the role of public action in solving the problem of hunger in the modern world and is divided into four parts: Hunger in the modern world, Famines, Undernutrition and deprivation, and Hunger and public action.

Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices

Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0309185130

This book presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Needs. The workshop was structured to gather inputs and insights from social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts knowledgeable about how the public responds to alerts and warnings, focusing specifically on how the public responds to mobile alerting.

Markets, Politics, and Social Performance

Markets, Politics, and Social Performance
Author: James E. Post
Publisher: JAI Press(NY)
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781559385213

Part of a series which examines research in corporate social performance and policy, this volume focuses on market politics and social performance. Topics include business involvement in public education; and environmental and organizational predictors of structure and process; among others.