Integrating earthquake early warnings into business continuity and organisational resilience

Lessons learned from Mexico City

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ID5014071
AutoresGianluca Pescaroli (0000-0003-3468-2970, Associate Professor in Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction UCL (University College London) United Kingdom, autor de correspondencia), Omar Velazquez (Catastrophe Model Developer at Guy Carpenter United Kingdom), Irasema Alcántara‐ayala (Professor of Natural Hazards and Risk at the Institute of Geography National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico), Carmine Galasso (0000-0001-5445-4911, Professor of Catastrophe Risk Engineeing at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering UCL United Kingdom)
Año2023
Volumen47
Número2
Páginas320-345
Fecha de publicación2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDisasters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12551
PMID35751557
OpenAlexW4283520969
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas39

Earthquake early warning (EEW) is becoming a popular tool for mitigating earthquake-induced losses. However, the current literature separates EEW technical components and their operational and behavioural implications. This paper investigates how EEW can be integrated into business continuity practices, organisational resilience, and disaster risk reduction (DRR). A mixed methods approach is applied to analyse EEW perceptions in the case-study context of Mexico City, Mexico, which is characterised by a high level of seismic hazard and social and physical exposure/vulnerability. The dataset includes evidence from 15 semi-structured interviews with representatives of the public and private sectors, such as governments and enterprises, and 78 valid questionnaires compiled by local organisations, including civil protection and education institutions. The results reveal inconsistencies between technical EEW methodologies and their integration into three core domains of organisational practice: accountability, governance, and jurisdiction; standardisation of plans and procedures; training and education. Finally, open challenges for future research are highlighted

Business · Business continuity · Computer security · Disaster planning · Forensic engineering · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · earthquake and tectonic studies · Earthquake Detection and Analysis · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Seismology and Earthquake Studies