Title:
Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy Implementation, Organizational Choice, and Contextual Dynamics / by Daniel J. Alesch, Lucy A. Arendt, William J. Petak.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Alesch, Daniel J. author.
Arendt, Lucy A. author.
Petak, William J. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part 1: SB 1953: The origins and the experience through 2010 -- Part 2: Obstacles to implementation: Beyond the usual suspects -- Part 3: Beyond the usual suspects: The regulated parties, prerequisities to action, and the hazard mitigation investment decision -- Part 4: Beyond the usual suspects: Public policy design and contextual dynamics -- Part 5: Putting it all together. .
The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce losses, and facilitate recovery, but these actions do not always yield anticipated consequences. This book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of California’s efforts to ensure that acute care hospitals survive earthquakes and continue to function in the aftermath. The book weaves together several threads essential to understanding the effectiveness of public policies intended to reduce the consequences of natural hazard events: public policy design and administration, the hazard mitigation investment decision made by targeted organizations, and contextual dynamics. "A terrific study of shortfalls in the implementation of risk-reduction policy -- highly readable, full of insights, and very policy relevant." Peter J. May, Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor of American Politics, University of Washington, Seattle USA "This is an exceptional book by three of the leading hazard mitigation researchers and must reading for both scholars and practitioners in the field." William A. Anderson, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400722354
Subject:
Geography.
Geology.
Practice of medicine.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Political Science, general.
Health Administration.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Part 1: SB 1953: The origins and the experience through 2010 -- Part 2: Obstacles to implementation: Beyond the usual suspects -- Part 3: Beyond the usual suspects: The regulated parties, prerequisities to action, and the hazard mitigation investment decision -- Part 4: Beyond the usual suspects: Public policy design and contextual dynamics -- Part 5: Putting it all together. .
Physical Description:
XVI, 240 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2235-4
Publication Date:
2012.
There are no items available
Title:
Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy Implementation, Organizational Choice, and Contextual Dynamics / by Daniel J. Alesch, Lucy A. Arendt, William J. Petak.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Alesch, Daniel J. author.
Arendt, Lucy A. author.
Petak, William J. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part 1: SB 1953: The origins and the experience through 2010 -- Part 2: Obstacles to implementation: Beyond the usual suspects -- Part 3: Beyond the usual suspects: The regulated parties, prerequisities to action, and the hazard mitigation investment decision -- Part 4: Beyond the usual suspects: Public policy design and contextual dynamics -- Part 5: Putting it all together. .
The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce losses, and facilitate recovery, but these actions do not always yield anticipated consequences. This book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of California’s efforts to ensure that acute care hospitals survive earthquakes and continue to function in the aftermath. The book weaves together several threads essential to understanding the effectiveness of public policies intended to reduce the consequences of natural hazard events: public policy design and administration, the hazard mitigation investment decision made by targeted organizations, and contextual dynamics. "A terrific study of shortfalls in the implementation of risk-reduction policy -- highly readable, full of insights, and very policy relevant." Peter J. May, Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor of American Politics, University of Washington, Seattle USA "This is an exceptional book by three of the leading hazard mitigation researchers and must reading for both scholars and practitioners in the field." William A. Anderson, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400722354
Subject:
Geography.
Geology.
Practice of medicine.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Political Science, general.
Health Administration.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Part 1: SB 1953: The origins and the experience through 2010 -- Part 2: Obstacles to implementation: Beyond the usual suspects -- Part 3: Beyond the usual suspects: The regulated parties, prerequisities to action, and the hazard mitigation investment decision -- Part 4: Beyond the usual suspects: Public policy design and contextual dynamics -- Part 5: Putting it all together. .
Physical Description:
XVI, 240 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2235-4
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience Perspectives from Florida / by Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Rivera, Fernando I. author.
Kapucu, Naim. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida -- Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience -- Chapter 4. Hazards -- Chapter 5. Vulnerability -- Chapter 6. Resilience -- Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience -- Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience -- Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities -- Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience -- Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience -- Chapter 12. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.
This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as non-profit and community groups on key issues, including perspectives on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and farm workers. Readers will find insightful answers to such questions as: How can the concept of resilience be used as a framework to investigate the conditions that lead to stronger, more sustainable communities? What factors account for the variation across jurisdictions and geographic units in the ability to respond to and recover from a disaster? How does the recovery process impact the social, political and economic institutions of the stricken communities? How do communities, especially rural ones, collaborate with multiple stakeholders (local, regional, state, national) during the transition from recovery to resilience? Can the collaborative nature of disaster recovery help build resilient communities? The primary audiences of this book are scholars in emergency and crisis management, planning and policy, disaster response and recovery, disaster sociology and environmental management and policy. This book can also be used as a textbook in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs / courses on disaster management, disaster studies, emergency and crisis management, environmental policy and management and public policy and administration.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319164533
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Natural disasters.
Sustainable development.
Social policy.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Sustainable development.
Social policy.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida -- Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience -- Chapter 4. Hazards -- Chapter 5. Vulnerability -- Chapter 6. Resilience -- Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience -- Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience -- Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities -- Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience -- Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience -- Chapter 12. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.
Physical Description:
XXIII, 200 p. 37 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16453-3
Publication Date:
2015.
There are no items available
Title:
Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience Perspectives from Florida / by Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Rivera, Fernando I. author.
Kapucu, Naim. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida -- Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience -- Chapter 4. Hazards -- Chapter 5. Vulnerability -- Chapter 6. Resilience -- Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience -- Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience -- Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities -- Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience -- Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience -- Chapter 12. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.
This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as non-profit and community groups on key issues, including perspectives on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and farm workers. Readers will find insightful answers to such questions as: How can the concept of resilience be used as a framework to investigate the conditions that lead to stronger, more sustainable communities? What factors account for the variation across jurisdictions and geographic units in the ability to respond to and recover from a disaster? How does the recovery process impact the social, political and economic institutions of the stricken communities? How do communities, especially rural ones, collaborate with multiple stakeholders (local, regional, state, national) during the transition from recovery to resilience? Can the collaborative nature of disaster recovery help build resilient communities? The primary audiences of this book are scholars in emergency and crisis management, planning and policy, disaster response and recovery, disaster sociology and environmental management and policy. This book can also be used as a textbook in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs / courses on disaster management, disaster studies, emergency and crisis management, environmental policy and management and public policy and administration.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319164533
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Natural disasters.
Sustainable development.
Social policy.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Sustainable development.
Social policy.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida -- Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience -- Chapter 4. Hazards -- Chapter 5. Vulnerability -- Chapter 6. Resilience -- Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience -- Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience -- Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities -- Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience -- Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience -- Chapter 12. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.
Physical Description:
XXIII, 200 p. 37 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16453-3
Publication Date:
2015.
There are no items available
Title:
Adapting to Climate Change Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning / edited by Bruce C. Glavovic, Gavin P. Smith.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Glavovic, Bruce C. editor.
Smith, Gavin P. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice -- Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities -- Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience.
This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability. “A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely. Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK “This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development." Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR "What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptati on and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789401786317
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climate change.
Natural disasters.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice -- Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities -- Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience.
Physical Description:
XX, 461 p. 61 illus., 55 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8631-7
Publication Date:
2014.
There are no items available
Title:
Adapting to Climate Change Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning / edited by Bruce C. Glavovic, Gavin P. Smith.
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Author:
Glavovic, Bruce C. editor.
Smith, Gavin P. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice -- Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities -- Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience.
This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability. “A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely. Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK “This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development." Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR "What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptati on and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789401786317
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climate change.
Natural disasters.
Earth sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Series:
Environmental Hazards
Environmental Hazards
Contents:
Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice -- Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities -- Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience.
Physical Description:
XX, 461 p. 61 illus., 55 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8631-7
Publication Date:
2014.
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