Developing an integrated risk management system in emergency management process

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dc.contributor.authorMitra, Amlanen
dc.contributor.departmentUrban and Regional Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:52:09Zen
dc.date.adate2009-12-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:52:09Zen
dc.date.issued1992-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-12-23en
dc.date.sdate2009-12-23en
dc.description.abstractThis paper focuses on the basis for the development of an Integrated Risk Management System (IRMS) for use by federal government emergency management offices in fulfilling their responsibilities to maintain public health and safety. It identifies that a risk-based approach, which integrates the scientific and technical analyses of risk with the public perception of risk, be adopted to develop an IRMS. An integrated approach to risk management can serve as an "umbrella" of safety over operational and management decision-making. Four major underlying premises in developing an Integrated Risk Management System are proposed. One major premise is interpreting scientific/technical analyses, public perceptions, and acceptability of risks. A second major premise is that a risk-based approach will help to identify problems in risk, rank then, establish priorities, and allocate resources based on risk. A third major premise is that risk-based standards will help in developing management strategies for acceptability and allocation of different kinds of risks. A fourth major premise is that risk management tools operationalize risk Management strategies, leading to implementation of the Integrated Risk Management System in a given target domain.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.extentvi, 69 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12232009-020038en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12232009-020038/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46341en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1992.M587.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28660355en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1992.M587en
dc.subject.lcshEmergency management -- Political aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental risk assessment -- Political aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshRisk assessment -- Political aspectsen
dc.titleDeveloping an integrated risk management system in emergency management processen
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thesis.degree.disciplineUrban and Regional Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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