Overcoming Disaster Through P3: Principles, Policies, Practices

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This document was produced by Ilan Kelman (ilan_kelman@ hotmail.com) but everyone whose work and ideas contributed is deserving of authorship. Comments are welcome and would be incorporated into later versions, although no material would be published without permission from the author. Contents • Introduction: Thinking and Doing Before it is Too Late • Principles: Disaster Tenets • Policies: Making Communities Safer From Disasters • Practices: Travelling the First Mile • Provisos • Conclusions: Will We Ever Learn? • Appendix 1: Questions for the Reader • Appendix 2: The Disaster Name Game • Appendix 3: Remarks from Valerie Bode on Version 1 (18 February 2004) • Appendix 4: Remarks from Tina Plapp on Version 1 (26 March 2004) • Appendix 5: Remarks from Donna Franklin on Version 1 (14 May 2004) • Appendix 6: Remarks from Lisa Mitchell on Version 2 (10 June 2004) • Appendix 7: Remarks from Carlota Schneider on Version 2 (2 October 2005) • Appendix 8: Remarks from Susanna Jenkins on Version 3 (16 February 2006) Click Here to Download the Full Document in PDF