Rethinking Readiness
A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters
Professor Jeffrey Schlegelmilch ; Irwin Redlener (Forord)
As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure
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As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure
to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure
of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers.
How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon?
Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters. The book highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises. Thoroughly grounded in scientific and policy expertise, Rethinking Readiness is an essential guide to this century's biggest challenges in disaster management.
Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters. The book highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises. Thoroughly grounded in scientific and policy expertise, Rethinking Readiness is an essential guide to this century's biggest challenges in disaster management.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Biothreats
2. Climate Change
3. Critical Infrastructure Failure
4. Cyberthreats
5. Nuclear Conflict
6. Crosscutting Threats and Vulnerabilities
Conclusion: Investing in Today, Investing in Tomorrow
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Biothreats
2. Climate Change
3. Critical Infrastructure Failure
4. Cyberthreats
5. Nuclear Conflict
6. Crosscutting Threats and Vulnerabilities
Conclusion: Investing in Today, Investing in Tomorrow
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Jeff Schlegelmilch is a research scholar and the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's
Earth Institute. He previously worked for the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Response, as well as the Boston Public Health Commission.
Irwin Redlener is the founder and currently a senior research scholar and the director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute. His books include The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America (Columbia, 2017).
Irwin Redlener is the founder and currently a senior research scholar and the director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute. His books include The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America (Columbia, 2017).