The chapter highlights the several similarities between emergency planningEmergency planning and preparedness needs for natural and manmade hazards and those associated with a pandemic. The added value of developing integrated plans following an “all hazards” approach is discussed. A grid of indicators to evaluate the quality of emergency plans is proposed revisiting a similar one that was developed during a collaboration with the Regional Government of Lombardia for assessing municipal civil protection plans. The grid is then applied to the pandemic preparednessPandemic preparedness and planning tools as available in Italy to respond the current Covid 19 crisis.

Enhancing current practice from the natural and manmade hazards domain to pandemic: Insights from the Italian case

S. Menoni
2021-01-01

Abstract

The chapter highlights the several similarities between emergency planningEmergency planning and preparedness needs for natural and manmade hazards and those associated with a pandemic. The added value of developing integrated plans following an “all hazards” approach is discussed. A grid of indicators to evaluate the quality of emergency plans is proposed revisiting a similar one that was developed during a collaboration with the Regional Government of Lombardia for assessing municipal civil protection plans. The grid is then applied to the pandemic preparednessPandemic preparedness and planning tools as available in Italy to respond the current Covid 19 crisis.
2021
COVID-19: Systemic Risk and Resilience
978-3-030-71587-8
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