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Understanding the Vulnerability of China’s Buildings to Earthquake Risk
Earthquake engineers and catastrophe modellers have considerable data on the relative vulnerability of different construction materials, structural systems and building heights to seismic hazards. However, other factors that affect building stability in an earthquake are more difficult to assess, particularly in emerging markets. By Jayanta Guin and Tao Lai
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Measuring the markets
Where are the best opportunities to be found among emerging markets? And what about the risks? Ian Coleman explains the thinking behind an index which balances the risks and rewards
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Risk management for the future
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is launching the world's first international diploma in risk management in October. 'As well as being the first international qualification in this area, the Diploma will also offer the most integrated approach to managing risk across a whole organisation,' says IRM chief executive Steve ...
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Colour-coded risk management
Two years ago an article about a new risk management tool called KRRIS (the Key Risk Ranking Indicator System) created considerable interest among readers. The system has now been refined and extended to new industries, says Doug Scott.
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Improving safety on site
Building sites can be dangerous places. Andrew Stokes and Chris Baranowski believe that CDM 2007 should reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for everyone to understand their responsibilities
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FeaturesPerformance of Commercial Buildings in Hurricanes
The hurricanes striking land in the US in 2004 and 2005 have provided a wealth of experience on commercial building writes Timothy Reinhold
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Reflections in New Orleans
From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.
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Loss prevention from the ground up
Getting loss prevention experts involved early reduces the risk of project disaster and delay. By Martin Vinkenfluegel
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Risk Management Refocused
Ben Davies warns of the danger that the practice of risk management will fail to help the achievement of project or business objectives, through a failure to focus on the actual management of risks.
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Programme Risk
Gerard Gallagher says that programme risk is the internal audit 'blind spot' that keeps board members awake at nights.
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A softer landing
The acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial brings together two companies which both take risk management extremely seriously.
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The WoW Factor in Hurricane Damage Mitigation
Wall of wind (WoW) research capability developed by the International Hurricane Research Center in Florida will change standards for building practices and retrofitting technology of existing structur
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A Model of Tenacity
A little over 20 years ago, a young woman, metaphorically clutching her new masters degrees in economics and business administration, went to work in Boston for the US subsidiary of one of Britain's l
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Performing better
Is regulation a burden or a blessing? Lindsay Cox says that enterprise risk management can turn compliance requirements into a valuable business performance management capability.
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Reviewing Model Changes
Commercial catastrophe model vendors have made key changes this year to their US hurricane and European windstorm models. Especially for US hurricane, the effect on modelled loss is material.
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Gas industry rocked by contaminated land case
Anna Rabin says that the High Court's decision in a landmark contaminated land case has significant implications.
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Who's who at Alarm Conference 2006
Plenary speakers provide insightful opinions from different areas and explain their understanding of, and approach to, risk management.
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The reality of US-style litigation
Commentators have sounded the alarm that the UK is on the verge of a tidal wave of asbestos litigation Is this speculation accurate and, if so, how should companies respond? Terry Budd, Jane Harte-Lov
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Out of Brussels
Employers are bracing themselves for the implementation of what everyone reckons is the most significant piece of European legislation of all - the age discrimination strand of the European Employment
