Recovery Diva

APRIL 12, 2023

This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.

Disaster Recovery 188

Disaster Recovery All-Hazards Hazard Disaster Management 188

Recovery Diva

MAY 12, 2022

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. He has since served in over thirty nations worldwide as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

Management 113

Management All-Hazards Transportation Authorization 113

Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011).

Risk Reduction 100

Risk Reduction All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard 100

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 22, 2019

In 2011, when I was approached by Elsevier about establishing the IJDRR, the first question was, "Is there a need for a new journal in this field?" All over the world, academics are under great pressure to teach more, do more research, advise students more, apply for more grants, cope with more bureaucracy and participate in more initiatives.

Publishing 130

Publishing All-Hazards Risk Reduction Education 130

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. For years, local authorities have been starved of funds and resources. that are pertinent to the field.

All-Hazards 100

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 100

Alert Media

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I was surprised to learn that the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS) was only used at the local level until November 9, 2011 at 2 pm eastern. All of the television and radio test sirens you have ever heard were initiated by your local authorities. The truth is, we don’t read all of our emails.

Alert 52

Alert Communications All-Hazards Government 52

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Preparedness funding has ebbed and flowed over the years, peaking a few years after 9/11 and gradually decreasing with health security grant programs decreasing by a third to as much as half from their peaks, with similar reductions across all-hazards emergency management grant programs.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52