Man-made catastrophes and risk information concealment : case studies of major disasters and human fallibility / Dmitry Chernov, Didier Sornette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chernov, Dmitry, author.

Sornette, Didier, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters.

Risk management.

Disasters--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

"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." -- Back cover.

Contents:

1. Setting the landscape

2. Examples of risk information concealment practice

3. Causes of risk information concealment

4. Major on-going cases with information concealment practice

5. Successful risk information management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319242996

3319242997

OCLC:

917363772