Security research shows the relationship between security and threats on the one hand and the law and organization on the other. In the context of relationships with the law, the point is primarily to determine whether and to what extent legal regulations allow authorities to counteract threats. This becomes particularly evident when public safety is threatened, especially with regard to the devastating effects of forces of nature and the development of civilization. Extraordinary threats to people and environment belong to the category of hazards that cannot be faced on one’s own. In order to minimize damage caused by natural forces and to re-establish normal day-to-day operation of a given city or town, joint actions must be taken.weiterlesen