Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement.

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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