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Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seibel, Wolfgang.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Black Swans and Sinatra Inferences
  • 1.1 Rare Incidences and the Quest for Inference and Learning
  • 1.2 Causal Process Tracing: Turning Points and Critical Junctures, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Contributing Factors
  • 1.3 Causal Mechanisms, Near Miss Scenarios, and Points of Intervention
  • 1.4 'Normal Accidents' and Lack of Mindfulness
  • Chapter 2: Evaporated Responsibility: The Collapse of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne on 15 October 1970
  • 2.1 Characteristics of the Case
  • 2.2 Facts of the Matter
  • 2.2.1 Pre-history of the Bridge
  • 2.2.2 Delayed Construction and Risk-Increasing Contractual Re-arrangements
  • 2.2.3 Predictable Rivalries and Quarrels
  • 2.2.4 Losing Control: The Struggle of the Lower Yarra Crossing Authority
  • 2.2.5 Improper Consultancy
  • 2.2.6 Evaporating Responsibility and a 'Climate of Confusion'
  • 2.3 The Disaster in the Making
  • 2.4 Case Analysis
  • 2.4.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
  • 2.4.2 Contributing Factors, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
  • 2.4.3 Causal Mechanisms
  • Chapter 3: Intended Ignorance: The Collapse of the I-35 W Mississippi River Bridge on 1 August 2007
  • 3.1 Characteristics of the Case
  • 3.2 Facts of the Matter
  • 3.2.1 Design Errors
  • 3.2.2 Blind-Folded Attention
  • 3.2.3 Compromising at the Expense of Safety
  • 3.2.4 Insufficient Reporting, Negligent Monitoring
  • 3.2.5 Corporate Prestige and Misplaced Trust
  • 3.2.6 Intended Ignorance
  • 3.3 Case Analysis
  • 3.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
  • 3.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
  • 3.3.3 Causal Mechanisms.
  • Chapter 4: Erosion of Professional Integrity: The Collapse of the Canterbury TV Building in Christchurch on 22 February 2011
  • 4.1 Characteristics of the Case
  • 4.2 Facts of the Matter
  • 4.2.1 Articulated Concerns and Misplaced Pragmatism
  • 4.2.2 Delegation to Incompetent Personnel
  • 4.2.3 Compromised Professional Integrity
  • 4.2.4 Institutionalized Error
  • 4.2.5 The Legacy of Errors: The Aftermaths of the 4 September 2010 Earthquake
  • 4.2.6 Fatal Path Dependency: The Post-26 December 2010 Development
  • 4.3 Case Analysis
  • 4.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
  • 4.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
  • 4.3.3 Causal Mechanisms
  • Chapter 5: Politicization of the Non-politicizable: The Collapse of the Ice Skating Rink in Bad Reichenhall on 2 January 2006
  • 5.1 Characteristics of the Case
  • 5.2 Facts of the Matter
  • 5.2.1 Design and Construction Errors
  • 5.2.2 Unbureaucratic Sloppiness
  • 5.2.3 Acknowledged Yet Unaddressed Safety Issues
  • 5.2.4 Mobilizing Recognizably Insufficient Expert Opinions
  • 5.2.5 An Obstructed Municipal Parliament Decision and the Path to Disaster
  • 5.3 Case Analysis
  • 5.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
  • 5.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
  • 5.3.3 Causal Mechanisms
  • Chapter 6: Conclusion: Strategic Learning and Situational High Reliability
  • 6.1 A Summary
  • 6.2 Lack of Mindfulness?
  • 6.3 The Responsiveness Versus Responsibility Challenge
  • Literature
  • Documents
  • Internet Sources
  • Index.

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