Catastrophe and systemic change : learning from the Grenfell tower fire and other disasters. / Gill Kernick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kernick, Gill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Case studies.

Disasters.

Grenfell Tower (London, England)--Fire, 2017.

Grenfell Tower (London, England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : London Publishing Partnership, [2021]

Summary:

Catastrophe and Systemic Change focuses on the Grenfell Tower fire and uses it as a detailed case study to examine the issue of how we (don't) learn from disasters and catastrophes. The mantra "lessons will be learned" is often just a fig leaf to cover inaction. The Covid-19 pandemic may well be the latest catastrophe that we really won't learn from.

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Table of contents

Introduction: the book I wish I'd never had to write

PART I: THE GRENFELL TOWER FIRE

Chapter 1: The Grenfell Tower fire: not just the cladding

Chapter 2: Before, during and after: getting in the tunnel

PART II: ANALYSIS AND REFLECTIONS

Chapter 3: Complexity, safety and systemic change: 'making the water visible'

Chapter 4: Foundational elements: 'of bricke or stone'

Chapter 5: Behavioural elements: 'blame fixes nothing'

Chapter 6: Relational elements: 'I thought I will make happy both of them'

Chapter 7: Contextual elements: 'the patronising disposition of unaccountable power'

Chapter 8: The democratization of change: of despair and hope

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781913019303

1913019306

9781913019310

1913019314

OCLC:

1252417347