The Future of Disaster Management in the U.S. : Rethinking Legislation, Policy, and Finance Hardback
Edited by Amy (Cecil County Department of Emergency Services, Maryland, USA) LePore
Part of the ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy series
Hardback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:260 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:15/12/2016
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- ISBN:9781498700016
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:260 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:15/12/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781498700016
