Catastrophic Risk - 9780367423865

Taylor & Francis

Catastrophic RiskBusiness Strategy for Managing Turbulence in a World at Risk\nAuthor(s): Richard Alfred\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367423865, 978-0367423865\nSynopsis\nImagine that you are a corporate executive or small business owner in a midwestern city under water after weeks of extreme weather and drenching rainfall. Infrastructure has been damaged beyond repair, transportation arteries are closed, and your supply chain is broken. Families have been driven from homes, food and water are in short supply, and people are becoming unruly. Government agencies are not in a position to help. Declining revenue and partisan antipathy fueled by ideological differences have eroded confidence in government. The city is in total disrepair and unable to deliver desperately needed services. It is edging toward implosion and community leaders have turned to you for help. \n\nCatastrophe that would have been unthinkab.