The future of disaster management in the U.S. : rethinking legislation, policy, and finance / edited by Amy LePore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

LePore, Amy, editor.

Series:

Public administration and public policy

American Society for Public Administration series in public administration & public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--Government policy--United States.

Emergency management.

Emergency management--United States.

Disaster relief.

Finance.

Emergency management--Government policy.

United States.

Emergency management--United States--Finance.

Disaster relief--Government policy--United States.

Disaster relief--Government policy.

Disaster relief--United States--Finance.

Physical Description:

xiv, 244 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Future of disaster management in the United States

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

U.S. congressional debates over the last few years have highlighted a paradox: although research demonstrates that emergencies are most effectively managed at the local level, fiscal support and programmatic management in response to disasters has shifted to the federal level. While the growing complexity of catastrophes may overwhelm local capacities and would seem to necessitate more federal engagement, can a federal approach be sustainable, and can it contribute to local capacity-building? This timely book examines local capacity-building as well as the current legal, policy, and fiscal framework for disaster management, questioning some of the fundamentals of the current system, exploring whether accountability and responsibilities are correctly placed, offering alternative models, and taking stock of the current practices that reflect an effective use of resources in a complex emergency management system. The Future of Disaster Management in the U.S. will be of interest to disaster and emergency managers as well as public servants and policy-makers at all levels tasked with responding to increasingly complex catastrophes of all kinds. Book jacket.

Contents:

The centralization of emergency management / Amy LePore

Intents and outcomes for local businesses in post-disaster contracting under the Stafford Act / Christopher L. Atkinson

Revising federal disaster management policy : establishing an officer in charge / Marc Landy and Jessica Goley

Assisting individuals with access and functional needs : the intersection of disabilities, planning, and disaster policy / Melissa Pinke, Stacey Mann, and Elizabeth Todak

Local recovery : how robust community rebound necessarily comes from the bottom up / Emily Chamlee-Wright, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, and Virgin Henry Storr

Small businesses as a vulnerable population / Mark R. Landahl and Tonya T. Neaves

Managing human capital in times of crisis : the role of employees in disaster management / Stacey C. Mann and Jonathan W. Gaddy

Major disasters and private financing / Pete Vloedman

Financial resiliency by local governments to natural disasters / Simon A. Andrew, Robert Bland, and Jesseca E. Short

The effects of natural disasters on local government finance / Orkhan Ismayilov and Simon A. Andrew.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498700016

1498700012

OCLC:

933722983