Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation
Public Safety in Complex and Built Environments
Cabinet Office - UK
A 25-page UK guidance articulating the principles of integrated safety management
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-01-16
Protecting and Promoting Rights in Natural Disasters in South Asia: Prevention and Response
Brookings-Bern
The 38-page summary report of a workshop held to consider protecting and promoting rights in natural disasters in South Asia
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Human RightsPosted: 2009-07-06
Beyond the Headlines: Five Observations on Natural Disasters
Brookings Institution
This US article points to five common factors shared by natural disasters
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-05-19
For Disaster IDPs: An Institutional Gap
Brookings Institution
A US article on the institutional challenge that climate change is likely to present in respect of people displaced by natural disasters
Internal Displacement, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-08-13
Foreign Assistance Reform: Successes, Failures and Next Steps
Brookings Institution
A testimony proposing reforms in US foreign assistance
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-06-25
Russia and HIV/AIDS: Opportunities for Leadership and Cooperation
Brookings Institution
A 40-page report of the findings of a joint independent task force on the problems posed by Russia's HIV/AIDS epidemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-06-10
An International Response to Central Asia’s Severe Disaster Risks
Brookings
A US paper on efforts to deal with the cumulative risks which Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) face
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, RegionalPosted: 2011-05-05
Rebirth on the Bayou - Lessons from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Brookings
This US aticle draws disaster mitigation lessons from the Hurricane Katrina experience
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-10
Protection Against Severe Earthquake Risks in Central Asia
Brookings
This US essay examines the seismic risks that Central Asia faces
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-28
Beyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development Assistance
Brookings
This US article considers the possible role of the international community in the reconstruction and development of Haiti in the short-to-medium term
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-01-25
Burning Issues for Haiti’s Recovery
Brookings
An 8-page US overview of some of the burning issues in the recovery effort both in Haiti and the US
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-18
Global Threat Reduction Programme
BERR
An annual report describing progress during 2007 on the UK's global threat programmes addressing nuclear, chemical and biological risks
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-02-29
Bushfire Arson: A Review of the Literature
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 166-page Australian monograph reviewing Australian and overseas studies on urban arson and assessing its relevance to bushfire arson
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-12-15
Using Crime Prevention to Reduce Deliberate Bushfires in Australia
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 58-page Australian report seeks to assist and inform fire-prevention policies and practices by examining what we know about the risk factors for arson and who commits it
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-02-20
Strengthening Field-based Training in Low and Middle-income Countries to Build Public Health Capacity
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
An Australian re-assessment of how rich countries should support capacity development for communicable disease control in low and medium income countries
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-28
Disaster Resilience and Recovery: Two Sides of the Same Coin
ASPI, Unisys Defence and Security
An 11-page Australian speech highlighting the need to re-examine how we can prevent disasters or minimize their impact on the community
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-03-28
Sharing Risk: Financing Australia’s Disaster Resilience
ASPI
A 24-page Australian paper considering how private insurance and government assistance can be better leveraged to help communities recover fromnatural disaster
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-14
North Korea Contingency Planning and U.S.-ROK Cooperation
Asia Foundation
A 24-page US report examining the main issues on which the United States and South Korea would need to coordinate policies in response to possible North Korean instability at each stage of an unfolding contingency, with a focus on different functional areas of cooperation
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-11-23
Epidemic Proportions: Building National Public Health Capabilities to Meet National Security Threats
ANSER/Analytic Services Inc.
This 46-page U.S. report offers recommendations for the improvement of public health preparedness by overlaying consistent national capabilities on existing public health structures
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-10-21
Recurring Pitfalls in Hospital Preparedness and Response
Anser Homeland Security
Analysis of areas requiring improvement in hospitals' readiness to deal with large-scale emergencies
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-01-09
Drafted to Fight Terror: U.S. Public Health on the Front Lines of Biological Defense
Anser
A 71-page U.S. report examining the ability of the U.S. public health system to respond adequately to bioterrorist attacks
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-09-24
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanded Antiviral Prophylaxis and Adjuvanted Vaccination Strategies for an Influenza A (H5N1) Pandemic
Annals of Internal Medicine
This US article estimates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative pandemic (H5N1) mitigation and response strategies.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-11-26
South Africa's Good News on AIDS
American Enterprise Institute
An article reporting progress on AIDS testing in South Africa
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-12-20
Flood Disasters: Learning from Previous Relief and Recovery Operations
ALNAP, Prevention Consortium
This 16-page report offers key lessons from evaluations of past responses to flooding
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-01-25
What Should We Learn from the Nuclear Crisis?
AJISS
A 4-page Japanese commentary setting out the lessons to be learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2011-10-07
Natural Disaster Preparation and Response: A Guide for State Housing Authorities
AHURI
This 52-page Australian positioning paper reviews the international literature on disaster management, summarises Governments' arrangements to manage disasters and outlines the gaps in knowledge and the methods devised for the project to address these gaps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HousingPosted: 2009-03-04
Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This 75-page US report highlights problems in detecting and treating anthrax in children
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2006-08-29
Evaluation of Two Safety Regulatory Agencies
AEI-Brookings Center for Regulatory Studies
A 29-page paper comparing the use of analysis, especially evaluation, at two U.S. safety regulatory agencies, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-08-31
The United Nations' Scientific Fraud against DDT
AEI
This 9-page US paper argues that UN agencies are misleading the public by claiming that malaria can be controlled without insecticides, notably DDT
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-01-25
Vaccine Readiness in a Time of Pandemic
AEI
An 8-page US paper discussing the state of vaccine readiness for dealing with pandemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-05-19
Developments in Internet Filtering Technologies and Other Methods for Promoting Online Safety
ACMA
A 119-page Australian report investigating developments in techniques for promoting online safety
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-02-28
Impacts of Emerging Infectious Disease Research on International Security Policy
ACDIS
A 4-page US policy brief examining the consequences of emerging infectious disease occurrences on international security
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-08-01
Impacts of Emerging Disease Research on International Security Policy
ACDIS
This 4-page US policy brief examines the consequences of emerging disease occurence on international security policy
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-05-05
Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication
AAAS
A summary of a US discussion on eradicating infectious diseases
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-11-28
The Long Road: Australian Humanitarian Agency Response to the 2010 Floods in Pakistan
Australian Council for International Development
This 24-page report summarises the scale and context of the disaster and highlights the key challenges in recovery and rebuilding facing the people of Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan and the international community
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-05-10
Reducing Harm to Patients from Healthcare Associated Infection: The Role of Surveillance
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
This 386-page draft Australian report seeks to explore options for surveillance systems to monitor health care associated infection and provide timely feedback to jurisdictions, managers and clinicians
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-02-03