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090			_aHV555.U6 _bA85 2014
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100	1		_aAtkinson, Christopher L.
245	1	0	_aToward resilient communities _h[electronic resource] : _bexamining the impacts of local governments in disasters / _cChristopher L. Atkinson.
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2014.
300			_axvi, 205 p. : _bill., map.
490	1		_aRoutledge research in public administration and public policy ; _v8
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Local government impacts on resilience in disaster -- 2. Resilience, vulnerability, and neo-institutionalism -- 3. Local government institutions in disaster : context and complexity -- 4. Public procurement and economic development at the local level -- 5. The New Orleans region and Hurricane Katrina -- 6. Palm Beach County and Hurricane Wilma -- 7. Minot, North Dakota, and the Mouse River Flood -- 8. Toward resilient communities : coming to terms with the threat.
520			_a"In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling under the immense weight of the flood on a personal and community level, government, civic groups, and citizens began to immediately assess and address the event's impacts. Why did the disaster in Minot lead to government and community resilience, whereas during Hurricane Katrina, the non-resilience of the government and community of New Orleans resulted in widespread devastation?This book seeks to answer that question by examining how local government institutions affect pre- and post-disaster community and business resilience. Utilizing both survey methods and interviews, Atkinson analyzes the disasters that occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana, Palm Beach County, Florida, and Minot, North Dakota. He argues that institutional culture within local government impacts not only the immediate outcomes experienced during response, but the long-term prognosis of recovery for a community outside the walls of city hall. Understanding tendencies within a community that lead to increased vulnerability of both individuals and businesses can lead to shifts in governmental/community priorities, and potentially to improved resilience in the face of hazard events. Relevant to scholars of public administration, disaster researchers, and government officials, this book contributes to a growing literature on community and business resilience. It explores not just the devastation of natural disasters, but profiles governmental impacts that led to responsive and able processes in the face of disaster"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling under the immense weight of the flood on a personal and community level, government, civic groups, and citizens began to immediately assess and address the event's impacts. Why did the disaster in Minot lead to government and community resilience, whereas during Hurricane Katrina, the non-resilience of the government and community of New Orleans resulted in widespread devastation? This book seeks to answer that question by examining how local government institutions affect pre- and post-disaster community and business resilience. Utilizing both survey methods and interviews, Atkinson analyzes the disasters that occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana, Palm Beach County, Florida, and Minot, North Dakota. He argues that institutional culture within local government impacts not only the immediate outcomes experienced during response, but the long-term prognosis of recovery for a community outside the walls of city hall. Understanding tendencies within a community that lead to increased vulnerability of both individuals and businesses can lead to shifts in governmental/community priorities, and potentially to improved resilience in the face of hazard events. Relevant to scholars of public administration, disaster researchers, and government officials, this book contributes to a growing literature on community and business resilience. It explores not just the devastation of natural disasters, but profiles governmental impacts that led to responsive and able processes in the face of disaster"-- _cProvided by publisher.
530			_aAlso available in print edition.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650		0	_aDisaster relief _xGovernment policy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aLocal government _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDisaster relief _xGovernment policy _zUnited States _vCase studies.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
776	1		_z9780415658034 (hardback)
830		0	_aRoutledge research in public administration and public policy ; _v8.
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203076309
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