TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To explore the risk management, crisis management and business continuity management (BCM) practices of facilities managers responsible for a range of major public and private buildings in Sydney, Australia.Design/methodology/approach– The research method involved a survey of facilities managers responsible for the management of 27 potentially vulnerable buildings in the Sydney metropolitan area, Australia.Findings– The results suggest that facilities managers under estimate the vulnerability of buildings to terrorist attack, may have a misconception about likely targets and may be unprepared for such an eventuality.Research limitations/implications– These findings are restricted to the restricted sample of facilities managers interviewed who were responsible for a range of major public and private buildings in Sydney, Australia.Practical implications– Highlights the security responsibilities of facilities managers in the new security environment and practical measures which can be taken to improve terrorism preparedness, recovery and response.Originality/value– Buildings, infrastructure and public spaces have increasingly become the focus of terrorist attacks. Yet little is known about the level of preparedness to deal with this eventuality. This paper presents a critique of the literature on terrorism applied to building facilities, integrating the literature on crisis management, BCM and risk management.
VL  - 24
IS  - 5/6
SN  - 0263-2772
DO  - 10.1108/02632770610665766
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770610665766
AU  - Khiun Then Siaw
AU  - Loosemore Martin
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Terrorism prevention, preparedness, and response in built facilities
T2  - Facilities
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 157
EP  - 176
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -