scholarly journals The Resource Hazards Model for the Critical Infrastructure of the State Emergency Management Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Ostrowska
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Resource Model ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Hazards Model ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Relevant Factors

AbstractThis paper presents an investigation of the relevant factors related to the construction of a resource model which is designed to be useful in the management processes of the operation of critical infrastructure (CI) for state emergencies. The genesis of the research lay in the perceived need for effective protection of multidimensional CI methodologies, and it was influenced by the nature of the physical characteristics of the available resources. It was necessary to establish a clear structure and well defined objectives and to assess the functional and structural resources required, as well as the potential relational susceptibilities deriving from a number of possible threats and the possible seriousness of a specific range of incidents and their possible consequences. The interdependence of CI stocks is shown by the use of tables of resource classes. The dynamics of the interaction of CI resources are modeled by examining how using clusters of potential risks can at any given time create a class of compounds related to susceptibilities and threats to the resources. As a result, the model can be used to conduct multi-dimensional risk calculations for crisis management CI resource configurations.

Pandemics and the New Implications of Societal Security: A Reading of Crisis Management Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-291
Author(s):  
Aicha A. Teyeb
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Management Processes

  تهدف هذه الورقة لتقديم قراءة أولية في مسارات إدارة أزمة جائحة (19-COVID)، لا سيَّما في مجتمعاتنا العربية، وما أنتجته مجريات الانتشار السريع للفيروس من توسُّع أفقي في مفهوم الأمن وتعدُّد فاعليه وتجدُّد أساليبه وإستراتيجياته. وتطرح إشكاليةً تتساءل عن المستويات الجديدة التي برزت في مفهوم الأمن المجتمعي خلال يوميات الجائحة على مستوى الإدارة الرسميَّة من جهة، وعلى مستوى المكافحة المجتمعية غير الرسمية من جهة أخرى. واعتمدت الورقة على منهجيَّة وصفيَّة تحليليَّة حاولت تعقُّب أحداث الجائحة وتلمُّس صداها في وسائل الإعلام وفي مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، واقتفاء أثر ما يصدر يوميًّا حتى تاريخ كتابة الورقة من الجهات والأجهزة الرسمية من بيانات ومعلومات وإحصاءات. ومن أهم النتائج المتوصل إليها نذكر بيان أهمية الدور الذي لعبته الشرائح الاجتماعية المختلفة في المجتمعات العربية في إنجاح إدارة الأزمة بإسهاماتها النوعيَّة في المكافحة المجتمعيَّة للفيروس، ودورها في معاضدة الجهود الرسميَّة في توفير الأمن الصحِّي والمجتمعي. كما تمّ الوقوف على دور الجائحة في مساعدة المجتمعات العربية على استعادة ثقتها بنفسها وكوادرها الأمنية والطبية، ودورها في إعادة اكتشاف تلك المجتمعات لأعماقها، وكسَّر أوهام الاعتماد المطلق على الغرب المتقدم، والعجز عن التصنيع. وتضمنت الورقة جملة من التوصيات منها عمل الجهات المختصة وطنيًّا وإقليميًّا على مزيد تثمين نتائج البحوث والدراسات العلمية والرفع من ميزانيات البحث العلمي وإعادة الاعتبار للعلماء والباحثين في مختلف الحقول والتخصُّصات. وأهمية الاعتماد على الكفاءات العلميَّة المتميزة في التخصُّصات العلمية والإنسانية والاجتماعية لمراجعة الخيارات الاقتصادية والإستراتيجية الكبرى في مجال التصنيع والغذاء والدواء والبحث العلمي. والعمل على تعزيز دور المنظمات الإقليمية العربية وتحفيزها على القيام بأدوار أكثر فاعلية في حماية المصالح المشتركة في ظل التهديدات المتنامية لمجتمع المخاطر العالمي.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 “infodemic” on drug-utilization behaviors: implication for Pharmacovigilance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Tuccori ◽  
Irma Convertino ◽  
Sara Ferraro ◽  
Emiliano Cappello ◽  
Giulia Valdiserra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Angiotensin Ii Receptor ◽  
Angiotensin Ii Receptor Antagonists ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hazardous Use

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world in 2020 triggered a massive dissemination of information (“infodemic”) about the disease channeled through the web and social media. This “infodemic” included also sensational and distorted information about drugs, which likely affected primarily opinion leaders and people particularly active on social media, and subsequently other peoples leading to inadequate choices by individual patients everywhere. In particular, for some drugs approved with other indications, namely chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, favipiravir and umifenovir, information has spread that has led to a hazardous use. In this article, we analyzed the rationale behind the claim for use of these drugs in COVID-19, the communication about their effect on the disease, the consequences of this communication on people's behavior and the response of some influential regulatory authorities in an attempt to minimize the actual or potential risks arising from this behavior. Finally, we discussed the role of pharmacovigilance stakeholders in emergency management and possible strategies to be put in place to deal with other similar situations in the future.

scholarly journals THE PLACE OF MARKETING MEASURES IN THE ANTI-CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariia Bahorka ◽  
Iryna Kadyrus ◽  
Nataliy Yurchenko
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Strategic Marketing ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Stable Conditions ◽  
Crisis Phenomenon ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
And Control

The article conducts a study to determine the place of marketing in crisis management of the enterprise, established the role of the main aspects of crisis marketing in modern enterprises; mastered the mechanism of marketing anti-crisis management of enterprises, the purpose of which is to form a strategy for overcoming the crisis and eliminate the consequences of crisis phenomena. In the author's sense, crisis management should cover all subsystems of enterprise management: operational, technical, financial, and, especially, strategic, marketing, personnel. In the author's sense, crisis management should cover all subsystems of enterprise management: operational, technical, financial, and, especially, strategic, marketing, personnel. It is recognized that marketing in crisis management is not just one of the subsystems of the enterprise, but the basis that ensures the sustainability of all its other units. Anti-crisis marketing involves the prompt change of all components of marketing in accordance with changes in the environment, which helps to maintain maximum competitiveness of the company in market conditions. In the crisis of the organization or to prevent it, the same marketing tools are used as in stable conditions, but the goals and objectives of marketing activities change, which acquire new specific features, the main of which is the marketing anti-crisis program. The anti-crisis marketing program should ensure the production and sale of such goods that are in steady demand in the market and bring the company's main profit. The mechanism of anti-crisis marketing in the enterprise as a management system involves the presence of the object (crisis phenomena) and the subject of management, the formation of targeted management processes, subsystem monitoring environment and forecasting: determination of the stage, parameters, volumes and scales of the crisis phenomenon, development, implementation and control of anti-crisis strategies, etc.), choice of means and methods of management, creation of a clear system of adjustment and feedback. The end result of marketing anti-crisis management of the enterprise is the formation and implementation of marketing anti-crisis strategy.

scholarly journals Assumptions of CPTED theory immunization in the critical infrastructure of the airport

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Agata Tyburska
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Fast Transport ◽  
Airport Infrastructure ◽  
Prevention Of Crime ◽  
Terrorist Acts

Terrorist acts are typical threats that provoke a crisis of considerable size not only in the country but also in the countries or regions. Terrorist interest will always be aroused by elements of state infrastructure, which are defined as essential for the daily functioning of people and public administration. Airports serving people and providing fast transport of goods are of particular interest to modern terrorists. Terrorist attacks targeting the airport infrastructure can cause both their destruction and damage, as well as initiate breakdowns that result in not only huge material losses, but significant deaths and damage to a substantial number of people. As a consequence, they may cause insecurity, panic and abandon the use of services guaranteed by carriers and airports. Developing real and effective protection plans, based on the results of research and analysis and good practice - allows for effective protection of a key airport area and, in a crisis situation, to minimize costs resulting from an attack. The Crime Prevention Trough Environmental Design (CPTED) concept of prevention of crime by shaping space focuses on physical space as an important factor influencing criminal behavior. This space is connected in various ways with the criminal act. The theory of shaping safe spaces assumes that criminals make a rational choice of purpose, and their decisions are supported by an analysis of the conditions existing in a given space (risk analysis). Their choice applies to both the places they prefer as the crime scene and the areas they avoid. The aim of the article is to present elements of the CPTED concept, which may be adopted in the protection of airport infrastructure

Social Media for Disaster Awareness and Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 82-116
Author(s):  
Akhila Manne ◽  
Madhu Bala Myneni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Event Detection ◽  
Classification Methods ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Awareness Information ◽  
Disaster Management System

Social media has redefined crisis management in the recent years. Extraction of situation awareness information from social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. is a non-trivial task once the required framework is established. Unfortunately, most public safety authorities are still suspicious of using social media in engaging and disseminating information. This chapter reports on how social media can be effectively used in the field of emergency management along with the opportunities and challenges put forth. The chapter starts with a discussion on the functions of social media and its trustworthiness. It provides a description of the framework for disaster management system and the methodology to be adopted. The methodology consists of volunteer classification, methods of data collection, challenges faced, event detection, and data characterization with currently available disaster management tools. The chapter concludes with the division between practice and research and moves toward envisioning how social media may be used as a resource in emergency management.

scholarly journals Risk in Water Supply System Crisis Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply System ◽  
Reliability Level ◽  
Priority Task ◽  
Continuous Work

Risk in Water Supply System Crisis Management Water supply system belongs to the so called critical infrastructure of cities, and it should be a priority task for waterworks and even for the local authorities to ensure the suitable level of its safety. This system is characterised by its continuous work and requires high reliability level for its operating as well as for its safety, it is unique and its particular elements have different functions and simultaneously they interact forming an integral whole. The main aim of this paper is to present problems associated with water supply system safety management in a crisis situation.

Decreasing Aftermath Large Extraordinary Situations via the Simulations

2014 ◽  
Vol 1001 ◽  
pp. 453-457
Author(s):  
Lenka Maléřová ◽  
Marek Smetana ◽  
Michaela Drozdová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Safety Engineering ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
Life Education

In 2010, the Faculty of Safety Engineering at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (FBI VŠB-TUO) commenced work on the SIMPROKIM (Simulation of crisis management processes in the system of whole-life education of the integrated rescue system (IRS) units and public administration bodies) project. The SIMPROKIM project falls under the framework of Safety research program, financed by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic (MI CR), for which two main objectives have been determined:

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