Komla D Dzigbede, Sarah Beth Gehl, Katherine G Willoughby

Natural Disasters and Local Resiliency

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498594929
• ISBN-10: 1498594921
• Artikelnr.: 72017946

Autorenporträt

Komla D. Dzigbede is associate professor and chair of the department of public administration and policy at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Sarah Beth Gehlis executive director for the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP), an initiative aimed at broadening economic power and building a more equitable future. Katherine Willoughby is Golembiewski Professor of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Natural Disasters, Government Costs, and Public Expectations
Chapter Two: The U.S. Intergovernmental Emergency Management System
Chapter Three: Local Government Fiscal Readiness Strategies to Prepare for
Disasters
Chapter Four: Local Patterns of Action for Effective Disaster Recovery
Chapter Five: Muddling Through: Typical and Immediate Budgetary Responses
to Disasters
Chapter Six: Long-Term Effects of Disaster: Local Tax Base, Spending and
Economic Development
Chapter Seven: Readiness and Resiliency in Disastrous Times