Natural Hazards and Disaster Management

Biography

Tony McAleavy specialises in emergency and disaster management focusing on command and control, multi-agency interoperability and emergency preparedness.  The Competing Pressures Paradigm (CPP) is based on Tony’s experience as both a H.M. Coastguard and Ambulance service officer, and within local government emergency management.  This, combined with research and visual methodology establishes an impactive model that has practical application in the emergency management field.  The model assists emergency and business continuity planners to readily identify complex pressures, illustrating their often competitive nature and, promotes the early development of strategies to either satisfy or satifice their individual requirements to maximise the plan’s effectiveness. 

Abstract

Abstract : The Competing Pressures Paradigm (CPP): A Conceptual Model for Improving Emergency and Business Continuity Plans