This series is dedicated to serving the growing cornrnunity of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environ rnental rnanagernent. Each volurne will be a thorough treatrnent of a spe cific topic of irnportance for proper rnanagernent practices. A fundarnental objective of these books is to help the reader discern and irnplernent rnan's stewardship of our environrnent and the world's renewable resources. For we rnust strive to understand the relationship between rnan and nature, act to bring harmony to it and nurture an environrnent that is both stable and productive. These objectives have often eluded us because the pursuit of other in dividual and societal goals has diverted us frorn a course of living in bal ance with the environrnent. At tirnes, therefore, the environrnental rnan ager rnay have to exert restrictive control, which is usually best applied to rnan, not nature. Attempts to alter or harness nature have often failed or backfired, as exemplified by the results of irnprudent use of herbicides, fertilizers, water and other agents. Each book in this series will shed light on the fundarnental and applied aspects of environrnental rnanagernent. It is hoped that each will help solve a practical and serious environrnental problern.

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1. Introduction.- References.- 2. Risk and Comprehensive Planning.- Risk and the Comprehensive Plan.- The Development of a Community Safety Plan.- Safety Goals and Objectives.- Potential Strategies.- Criteria for Evaluating Alternative Strategies.- Constraints and Strategy Adoption.- Safety Programs.- Safety Plan.- Hindsight Review.- References.- 3. Development and the Spatial Distribution of Risk.- Hazard Microzonation.- Data Collection.- Scale.- Single Hazard-One Purpose Mapping.- Single Hazard-Multiple Purpose Mapping.- Multiple Hazard-Multiple Purpose Mapping.- Acceptable Risk.- Enforcing Unacceptable Risk Standards.- Opposition to Microzonation.- References.- 4. Safety by Design.- Structural Integrity.- Operational Compatibility.- Fail-Safe Design.- Forgiving Environment for Failures.- Emergency Evacuation.- Security.- Conclusions.- References.- 5. Predicting and Preventing Disaster.- Disaster Simulation Models.- Scenarios.- Delphi Technique.- Game Simulations.- Gaming: An Overview.- Field Exercises.- Conclusion.- References.- 6. Disaster Warning Systems.- The Nature of Warning Systems.- Recognition of Danger.- Designing the Warning System.- Installation and Operation.- Education of the User Group and Modification of the Infrastructure.- Testing the System.- Modification after Testing.- Detection of Threat.- Collation and Evaluation.- The Decision to Warn.- Transmission of Warning Messages.- Interpretation of Warning Messages and Action by Recipients.- Feedback to Issuers of Warnings.- Transmission of Further Warning Messages.- Issuing of Ail-Clear Messages.- Hindsight Review.- Testing the Revised System.- References.- 7. Disaster Plans.- The Case for Preparation.- The Content of a Disaster Plan.- References.- 8. Construction and Reconstruction.- The Recovery Process.- Related Problems.- In Conclusion.- References.