Cities and Disasters - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1482247402 ISBN 13 : 9781482247404

Editeur : CRC Press, 2015

Synopsis

This book presents interdisciplinary and multinational perspectives on emergency management policy, economic development, and various factors affect the recovery process after natural disasters strike urban areas. The central theme of the book is threefold: policy, urbanity, and the interplay of events after disasters that affect a community's return to normalcy. Case studies highlight the diverse challenges that communities face with emergency planning and responses. Analyses help guide policymakers and policy actors in making decisions that strengthen communities for the future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Davia Cox Downey, PhD, is the MPA coordinator and an assistant professor of public administration at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in local politics, public policy, and public administration and has authored and coauthored journal articles, book reviews, and book chapters. Her most recent publication, "Civic Culture in Ottawa: The Endurance of Local Culture," coauthored with Laura A. Reese and Raymond Rosenfeld, can be found in Comparative Civic Culture (Ashgate Publishing, 2012). She has also written "Disaster Recovery in Black and White: A Comparison of New Orleans and Gulfport," published by the American Review of Public Administration in 2014.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1482247402
• ISBN 13: 9781482247404
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Éditeur: Cox Downey Davia
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Allemagne