Disaster Management in the United States
Examining Key Political and Policy Challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6329690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian J Gerber (0000-0002-2157-3671, West Virginia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 227-238 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00217.x |
| OpenAlex | W2158645148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 10 |
The failures associated with the Hurricane Katrina response call attention to the challenges of, and the need to better understand disaster management practices in the United States. This article reviews several recent contributions to the field of disaster research and considers four key issues: the concept of disaster vulnerability, how individuals respond to hazard risks, challenges associated with effective hazard mitigation, and the idea of policy learning in the area of disasters. Beyond a review of these aspects of disaster management, future directions in disaster research is discussed
Computer security · Disaster research · Disaster response · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Geography · Hazard · Key (lock · Political science · Politics · Vulnerability (computing · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Public Administration
The Covid-19 pandemic
Documenting non-governmental organization (NGO) participation and collaboration during community recovery from wildfire
Development of government disaster response strategies for multi-disasters – A case study of Taiwan's flood disaster responses during the Covid-19 pandemic
Learning from Others’ Disasters? A Comparative Study of Sars/Mers and Covid-19 Responses in Five Polities
Comprehensive school safety policy
Navigating dual hazards
The Dimensions of Individual Support for Coastal Hazard Mitigation
Community Disaster Recovery
Rethinking the Nature of Disaster
An evaluation of disaster preparedness policy
An Unnatural Disaster
Dichotomies of disaster management
Policy learning type shifts during creeping crises
An Analysis of Disaster Management by the Chinese Government in the Market Rejuvenation of the Tourism Industry From the Severe Snowstorms in 2008
Held in the grip
You have to hug, nothing is going to happen”
Disaster Recovery in Black and White
From Disaster Response to Community Recovery
Public Attention to a Local Disaster Versus Competing Focusing Events
The Politics of Crisis Policymaking
Analysing the contextual factors that promote and constrain policy learning in local government
Organizing Attention
Understanding the Co‐Provision of Disaster‐Related Services in the United States
The National Flood Insurance Program
Governance and Complexity—Emerging Issues for Governance Theory
How structural mitigation shapes risk perception and affects decision-making
Disaster risk reduction, community resilience, and policy effectiveness
Determinants of voluntary compliance
Trauma and Turnout
Ecosocial policy and the social risks of climate change
| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,58 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |