Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422309377
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita: Coordination Between FEMA & the Red Cross Should be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422309377
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422397343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
National Disaster Response
Author: Cynthia M. FagnoniPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437901727
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Using lessons from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, FEMA released the Nat. Response Framework (NRF) in Jan. 2008. This report examines: (1) why the primary role for mass care in the NRF shifted from the Red Cross to FEMA, and potential issues with implementation; (2) whether Nat. Voluntary Org. Active in Disasters (NVOAD) -- an umbrella org. of 49 voluntary agencies -- is equipped to fulfill its NRF role; (3) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues with mass care for the disabled since the hurricanes; (4) the extent to which major voluntary agencies have prepared to better serve the disabled since the hurricanes; and (5) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues voluntary agencies faced in receiving Public Assistance reimbursement. Ill.
Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Austrian and Bloomington Schools of Political Economy
Author: Paul Dragos AligicaPublisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1787432734
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The volume is a unique attempt to explore the relationship between two of the most interesting contemporary schools of thought evolving at the interface between social science and social philosophy: The Austrian tradition of F A Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, and the Bloomington tradition of Elinor Ostrom and Vincent Ostrom.
Voluntary Organizations
Author: Cynthia M. FagnoniPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 143790985X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Voluntary org. (VO) have traditionally played a major role in the nation¿s response to disasters, but the response to Hurricane Katrina raised concerns about their ability to handle large-scale disasters. This report examines: (1) the roles of 5 VO in providing mass care and other services; (2) the steps they have taken to improve service delivery; (3) their current capabilities for responding to mass care needs; and (4) the challenges they face in preparing for large-scale disasters. The 5 VO are: the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, the Southern Baptist Convention, Catholic Charities USA, and United Way of America. The author also visited 4 high-risk metro areas -- Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Wash., D.C. Includes recommend. Illus.
Learning and Calamities
Author: Heike EgnerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134475810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will be able to be better prepared or more efficient next time. Furthermore, it is often assumed that the results of these learning processes are preserved as "knowledge" in the collective memory of a society, and that patterns of practices were adopted on this base. Within history, there is more evidence for the opposite: Analyzing past calamities reveals that there is hardly any learning and, if so, that it rarely lasts more than one or two generations. This book explores whether learning in the context of calamities happens at all, and if learning takes place, under which conditions it can be achieved and what would be required to ensure that learned cognitive and practical knowledge will endure on a societal level. The contributions of this book include various fields of scientific research: history, sociology, geography, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, development studies and political studies, as well as disaster research and disaster risk reduction research.
Department of Homeland Security Status Report
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Homeland Security
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422329207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Local Challenges of Global Proportions
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description