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Disaster Insurance Article

Recovery Diva

Author is Prof. From HSNW: Why Insurance Companies Are Pulling Out of California and Florida, and How to Fix Some of the Underlying Problems. Melanie Gall of ASU.

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Two-Part Piece on The Basics of Recovery

Recovery Diva

This is a useful article on the essentials of the recovery process. One of the authors is a former FEMA Administrator. From HSToday: Slaying the Recovery Beast: Part 1 – The Need for Program Management in Disaster Recovery. When the 2nd part is issued, the Diva will revise this posting.

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Article 90: Why It’s So Important for Electrical Inspectors

National Fire Protection Association

Some people may not consider Article 90 of NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code® (NEC®), to be a backbone of electrical inspector knowledge. But a familiarity with Article 90 is crucial for electrical inspectors. In this blog, we’ll go over some of the information in Article 90 that is important for electrical inspectors to know.

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Academic Publishing and Malpractice

Emergency Planning

In an article in Times Higher Education Professor Harvey J. Graff described malpractice among academic journal editors and called for a bill of rights to protect authors against such excesses. During that time I have encountered all sorts of behaviour, good and bad, by authors, reviewers and editors. Plagiarism.

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Recovery After H. Sandy

Recovery Diva

Another article on actions by the NY Port Authority. From the NY Times: Five Ways to Prevent the Next Sandy. When Hurricane Sandy deluged New York City, leaders promised bold action. Ten years later, it’s fair to ask: What, exactly, has been done?

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Retired from a Paycheck

Disaster Zone Podcast

Rubin is the author or editor of five books and more than 100 articles for professional publications. Rubin is the author or editor of five books and more than 100 articles for professional publications. During that time she was Co-Founder and Managing Editor of The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

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Covid-19 and the Disaster Research Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

So is the response by academic authors. Authors can write in haste and repent at their leisure: editors can rue the day. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 7(1), Article no. As I write, the Covid-19 pandemic is ramping up in many countries. Indian Sociological Bulletin 4: 215-227. Gaillard, J-C. Gomez 2015. 120, 1-6.

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