Academic thesis

Christoph Wenzel: Emergency Planning for Museums. Strategies to prevent or mitigate disasters. Organisation of measures during and after emergencies. Back
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Abstract: Emergency plans, developed for museums, provide the information needed for coping with
threatening situations to collections and help to prevent or mitigate disasters. Risk analysis and
risk management on one hand and allocation of tasks previous to an emergency situation on the
other are the tools for achieving this goal. An emergency plan is subdivided into the three parts
preparation, reaction and recovery. Therefore it covers the important measures to take previous
to, during and after an emergency. A well tailored disaster plan that meets the individual needs
of a certain museum will enable staff to accelerate the sequence of necessary steps to take in
order to reduce possible damage to the collection in the aftermath of an emergency.

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Keywords: Emergency planning, prevention of disasters, risk analysis, risk management, stabilisation, museums
Details:
  • academic institution: Technische Hochschule Köln
  • kind of theses:  Diplomarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Friederike Waentig
  • assistant Tutor:  Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich
  • date:  2005
  • pages:  154
  • pictures:  5
 
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Publikation vorgesehen / publication foreseen
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