Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands : progress, challenges, and options for the future / Shelly Culbertson, Blas Nuñez-Neto, Joie D. Acosta, Cynthia R. Cook, Andrew Lauland, Kristin J. Leuschner, Shanthi Nataraj, Benjamin Lee Preston, Susan A. Resetar, Adam C. Resnick, Patrick Roberts, Howard J. Shatz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Culbertson, Shelly, author.

Nuñez-Neto, Blas, author.

Acosta, Joie D., author.

Cook, Cynthia R., 1965- author.

Lauland, Andrew, author.

Leuschner, Kristin, author.

Nataraj, Shanthi, author.

Resetar, Susan A., 1961- author.

Resnick, Adam C., author.

Roberts, Patrick S., 1975- author.

Shatz, Howard J., author.

Contributor:

Preston, Benjamin L.

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Rand Corporation. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief--United States Virgin Islands.

Disaster relief.

Hurricane Irma, 2017.

Hurricane Maria, 2017.

Hurricanes--Economic aspects--United States Virgin Islands.

Hurricanes.

Hurricanes--Economic aspects.

United States Virgin Islands.

Physical Description:

xl, 344 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

[Santa Monica, California] : Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center, 2020.

Summary:

Soon after Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in September 2017, recovery activities began. But more than three years after the hurricanes, the territory still has substantial recovery needs. The USVI government estimates that, to fully recover from the damage, it will need to execute $11.25 billion in recovery work-nearly three times its annual gross domestic product. Project timing, complexity, and scale add to the challenge. The recovery process is also a chance for the USVI to reenvision its future, leveraging recovery funding to create a more modern, resilient, and equitable territory. The authors of this report aim to help the USVI accelerate its recovery by identifying key recovery goals and accomplishments to date, assessing roadblocks and challenges, and suggesting actionable recommendations to more efficiently implement recovery. They reviewed the USVI's prior recovery plans, analyzed available data, considered good practice in other disaster recovery settings, and held more than 170 group discussions with stakeholders. They provide 76 recommendations to enhance recovery efforts, each including steps to support implementation. The report covers multiple recovery needs: a set of crosscutting capacities required for progress in multiple sectors (management, fiscal, workforce, and supply chain), the rebuilding of physical infrastructure (infrastructure services, energy, housing, and natural and cultural resources), and the development of key aspects of the economy and public services (the tourism economy, education, and health).

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Government Management Capacity in the U.S. Virgin Islands / Andrew Lauland, Brian Koski, Shreyas Bharadwaj, Alexandra Mendoza-Graf, Etienne Rosas, Paige Rudin, Melissa Shostak

Chapter Three: Government Fiscal Capacity / Howard J. Shatz, Benjamin M. Miller

Chapter Four: Workforce Capacity / Shanthi Nataraj, Troy D. Smith, Sean McKenna

Chapter Five: The Supply Chain / Adam C. Resnick, Jeremy M. Eckhause, Vikram Kilambi, Keenan D. Yoho

Chapter Six: Infrastructure Services / Benjamin Lee Preston, Michelle E. Miro

Chapter Seven: Energy / Benjamin Lee Preston, Noha Abdel-Karim

Chapter Eight: Housing / Patrick Roberts, Sean McKenna, Cynthia R. Cook, Max Izenberg

Chapter Nine: Natural and Cultural Resources / Susan A. Resetar, Rahim Ali, Rachel Liang

Chapter Ten: The Tourism Economy / Shanthi Nataraj, Troy D. Smith, Sean McKenna

Chapter Eleven: Education / Shelly Culbertson, Shreyas Bharadwaj, Katheryn Giglio, Michelle Grisé, Paige Rudin

Chapter Twelve: Health and Human Services / Joie D. Acosta, Molly M. Simmons

Chapter Thirteen: Conclusion

Appendix A: Agency Profiles

Appendix B: Difference Model for the Tourism Economy Chapter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-344).

ISBN:

1977405312

9781977405319

OCLC:

1228860308