Two new books on emergency preparedness and crisis management as spin-off's from the MARPART and MAREC projects
Associate Professor Natalia Andreassen and Professor Odd Jarl Borch edit two new books this year within emergency preparedness and crisis management. Both books are a result of the MARPART and MAREC projects coordinated by the High North Center at the Nord University Business School.
The first book “Crisis and Emergency Management in the Arctic – Navigating Complex Environments”, to be published by Routledge publisher, is a collection of articles written by experts within risk assessment, preparedness, and emergency management. This book explores how the complexity of the operational environment affects the risk of operations and addresses a need for tailor-made emergency response mechanisms. In total 12 researchers from six countries have contributed to the book. In addition, the book includes commentary articles from seven managers within the maritime emergency preparedness institutions in the Arctic countries.
The second book “Emergency Preparedness Organizations and Crisis Management” is a textbook in Norwegian for students within crisis and emergency management. It focuses on organizational design and management within both government emergency management organizations and private companies. The book has special chapters discussing major incidents such as large-scale accidents with a high number of casualties, mass rescue operations, pandemic threats, cyber-attacks, and terrorism.
Both books have been funded by the Arctic 2030 program of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SAMRISK program of the Research Council of Norway and the Nordland County Administration, and will be published over summer/autumn 2020.
The projects above are related to the work of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Safety and Security.