Book Reviews

Books Reviewed: Christopher Hood, Henry Rothstein and Robert Baldwin, The Government of Risk: Understanding Risk Regulation Regimes Kathleen J. Thierney, Michael K. Lindell, and Ronald W. Perry, Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States Frank‐Jürgen Richter, Redesigning Asian Business: In the Aftermath of Crisis Rhona Flin and Kevin Arbuthnot (Eds), Incident Command: Tales From the Hot Seat Rachel Briggs (Ed.), The Unlikely Counter‐Terrorists     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Louise K. Comfort, Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response Pietro Toggio, Pat Lauderdale and Abebe Zegeye (Eds), Crisis and Terror in the Horn of Africa: Autopsy of Democracy, Human Rights and Freedom Susan Collin Marks, Watching the Wind: Conflict Resolution During South Africa’s Transition to Democracy Dorothy C. Shea, The South African Truth Commission: The Politics of Reconciliation Martha L. Cottam and Rishard W. Cottam, Nationalism and Politics: The Political Behavior of Nation States Iain McLean and Martin Johnes, Aberfan: Government and Disasters     

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Books reviewed: Claire Pirotte, Bernard Husson and Francois Grunewald (Eds), Responding to Emergencies and Fostering Development: The Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid Carol McCann and Ross Pigeau (Eds), The Human in Command: Exploring the Modern Military Experience Thomas E. Downing, Alexander J. Olsthoorn and Richard S.J. Tol (Eds), Climate, Change and Risk Heather Deegan, South Africa Reborn: Building a New Democracy Ahmedou Ould‐Abdallah, Burundi on the Brink 1993–1995: A UN Special Envoy Reflects on Preventive Diplomacy Dennis Mileti, Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States Jonathan B. Tucker (Ed), Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Philip B. Heymann, Terrorism and America: A Commonsense Strategy for a Democratic Society Christopher C. Harmon, Terrorism Today Stellios H. Zanakis, Georgios I. Doukidis and Constantin Zopounidis (Eds), Decision Making: Recent Developments and Worldwide Applications Ted Steinberg, Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America Gerald Mars and David Weir (Eds), Risk Management, Vol. I: Theories, Cases, Policies and Politics. Vol. II: Management and Control Saul Kelly and Anthony Gorst (Eds), Whitehall and the Suez Crisis Fred Halliday, The World at 2000     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Armin Bunde, Jürgen Kropp, Hans‐Joachim Schellnhuber (Eds), The Science of Disasters: Climate Disruptions, Heart Attacks, and Market Crashes J. Holzgrefe & Robert O. Keohane (Eds.), Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas Nat Brandt, Chicago Death Trap: The Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903 Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius and Werner Rothengatter, Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition Eugene F. Provenzo jr., and Asterie Baker Provenzo, In the eye of Hurricane Andrew     

Kunden- und Mitarbeiterdaten im weltweiten Fluss

Zusammenfassung  Globalisierungsbedingt ist es für internationale Unternehmen unerl?sslich, personenbezogene Daten von Kunden und Mitarbeitern ins EU-Ausland zu übermitteln. Es stellt sich daher die Fragen, ob und unter welchen Voraussetzungen eine solche übermittlung nach dem Bundes-datenschutzgesetz (BDSG) zul?ssig ist. Zur Autorin: Silke Martin ist Rechtsanw?ltin in der auf IT-Themen spezialisierten Kanzlei PRW Rechtsanw?lte in München, ihre Fachthemen sind Datenschutz und Arbeitsrecht im IT-Umfeld.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Albers, Sönke. Cross‐functional Innovation Management: Perspectives from Different Disciplines.
Reviewed by Dr. Astrid Hunck‐Meiswinkel
Chair of Marketing & Technology Management
Universität Lüneburg
hunckmeiswinkel@gmx.net Kelley, Tom. The Art of Innovation Lessons in Creativity from IDEO America's leading design firm.
Reviewed by Han van der Meer
University of Twente and EACI Hemlin, Sven, Allwood, Carl Martin and Martin, Ben R. Creative Knowledge Environments: The Influences On Creativity In Research And Innovation.
Reviewed by Remko van der Lugt
Delft University of Technology     

Rethinking pedagogy and curriculum in post‐secondary science education

Taylor, P.C., Gilmer, P.J. & Tobin, K. (Eds.). (2002). Transforming Undergraduate Science Teaching: Social Constructivist Perspectives. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 0–8204–5293–9     

Book reviews

Foley, James D., van Dam, Andrles, Feiner, Steven K., and Hughes, John. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice (2nd Ed.), Reading, MA: Addison‐Wesley (1990), pp. 1774. $59.95 (U.S. dollars), ISBN 0–201–12110–7.

Berry, Dianne and Hart, Anna (Eds.). Expert Systems: Human Issues. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (1990), pp. 263. $35.00 (U.S. dollars), ISBN 0–262–02307–5.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Neil Winn, European Crisis Management in the 1980s Akhtar A. Badshah, Our Urban Future: New Paradigms for Equity and Sustainability Judith Green, Risk and Misfortune: The Social Construction of Accidents Robert Nau, Erik Grønn, Mark Machina and Olvar Bergland (Eds), Economic and Environmental Risk and Uncertainty: New Models and Methods Michael S. Lund, Preventing Violent Conflicts: A Strategy for Preventive Diplomacy Francois Chevalier and Michael Segalla (Eds), Organizational Behaviour and Change in Europe William H. Stringfield, Emergency Planning and Management: Ensuring Your Company’s Survival in the Event of a Disaster     

IT-Grundschutz-Kataloge 2006 erschienen

Zusammenfassung  Zu den herausfordernden Aufgaben für IT-Sicherheitsverantwortliche geh?rt, den überblick über die abzusichernden Gesch?ftsprozesse und die zugeh?rige IT zu bewahren und angemessene Sicherheitsma?nahmen zu identifizieren und umzusetzen. Mit dem IT-Grundschutz bietet das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) hierfür eine einfache Methode an. Isabel Münch ist Referatsleiterin für IT-Sicherheitsmanagement und IT-Grundschutz beim Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) in Bonn.     

Preparing elementary teachers for today's diverse classrooms: A critical look at two science‐methods books for pre‐service teachers

Victor, E., & Kellough, R.D. (Eds.). (2004). Science K‐8: An Integrative Approach (10th ed.). Columbus, OH: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall. ISBN 0–13–098881–2 Koch, J. (2002). Science Stories: A Science Methods Book for Elementary School Teachers. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0–618–12281–8]     

SOA – Ein neues Paradigma der Gestaltung verteilter Informationssysteme?

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Müller, J. Workflow-based integration

     

Visualization,explanation and reasoning styles in mathematics

Mancosu, P., J?rgensen, K.F., & Pedersen, S.A. (Eds.). (2005). Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics (Synthese Library, Vol. 327). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. ISBN 1–4020–3334–6     

Review Essay

Books reviewed in this article: Philip Scraton, Ann Jemphrey and Sheila Coleman, No Last Rights Steve Frosdick and Lynn Walley (Eds), Sport and Safety Management     

Veranstaltungen

Rezension

Veranstaltungen MüNCHNER KREIS: Fachkonferenz Sicherheit im Internet — Wie unsere Zukunft von Sicherheit, Vertrauen und Datenschutz abh?ngt. München, 29.03.2012     

Book Reviews

Books Reviewed in this Articles: Disasters, Collective Behavior and Social Organization, Russell R. Dynes and Kathleen J. Tierney (Eds), University of Delaware Press, Newark (1994), 378 pp. Risk: A Sociological Theory, Niklas Luhmann, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York (1993), 236 pp. The Future of Warfare, Bevin Alexander, WW Norton and Company, New York (1995), 235 pp.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Lee Clarke Kission Impossible: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster Pradip N. Khandwalla Revitalizing the State: A Menu of Options Jerrold L. Schecter Russian Negitiating Behavior: Continuity and Transition Timothy D. Sisk and Andrew Reynolds (Eds) Elections and Conflict Management in Africa Mattei Dogan and John Higley (Eds) Elites, Crises, and the Origins of Regimes Barry Buzan, Ole Waever and Jaap de Wilde Security: A New Framework for Analysis Stanley Williamson Gresford: The Anatomy of a Disaster     

Book Reviews

Book review in this Article John Gilbert (1992) How to Eat an Elephant: A Slice-by-Slice Guide to Total Quality Management Edward De Bono, Serious Creativity, Harper Collins Rapp, F. & Wiehl, R., (Eds), Whitehead's Metaphysics of Creativity     

Book Reviews

Martha Brill Olcott, Central Asia’s New States: Independence, Foreign Policy, and Regional Security Valery Tishkov, Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in and after the Soviet Union Stanley Changnon, The Great Flood of 1993: Causes, Impacts and Responses Arend Lijphart and Carlos H. Waisma (Eds.), Institutional Design in New Democracies: Eastern Europe and Latin America Claus Offe, Varieties of Transition: The East European and East German Experience Kristan Kumar (Ed.), Rebuilding Societies After Civil War: Critical Roles for Internation Assistance William Zartman and J. Lewis Rasmussen (Eds.), Institutional Design in New Democracies: Eastern Europe and Latin America