Natural disasters and local resiliency / Komla D. Dzigbede, Sarah Beth Gehl, Katherine G. Willoughby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dzigbede, Komla D., author.

Gehl, Sarah Beth, 1980- author.

Willoughby, Katherine G., 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief--Finance.

Disaster relief.

Disaster relief--United States.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Natural Disasters and Local Resiliency examines the impacts of natural disasters on local government operations and sustainability. Through case studies and interviews of local managers this book discusses action strategies to help local governments be more resilient to natural disasters.

Contents:

Natural disasters, government costs, and public expectations

The U.S. intergovernmental emergency management system

Local government fiscal readiness strategies to prepare for disasters

Local patterns of action for effective disaster recovery

Muddling through : typical and immediate budgetary responses to disasters

Long-term effects of disaster : local tax base, spending and economic development

Readiness and resiliency in disastrous times.

Notes:

Title from eBook information screen.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781978748002

9781978764224

9798216267164

1-9787-4800-0

1-4985-9493-X

OCLC:

1504797100