1st Edition
The Future of Disaster Management in the U.S. Rethinking Legislation, Policy, and Finance
Chapter One: The Centralization of Emergency Management
Amy LePore, Ph.D.
Section 1: Legislation
Chapter Two: Intents and Outcomes for Local Businesses in Post-Disaster Contracting Under the Stafford Act
Christopher L. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Chapter Three: Revising Federal Disaster Management Policy: Establishing an Officer in Charge
Marc Landy, Ph.D. and Jessica Goley
Chapter Four: Assisting Individuals with Access and Functional Needs: The Intersection of Disabilities, Planning, and Disaster Policy
Melissa Pinke, Stacey Mann, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Todak
Section 2: Policy
Chapter Five: Local Recovery: How Robust Community Rebound Necessarily Comes from the Bottom Up
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Ph.D., Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, and Virgil Henry Storr, Ph.D.
Chapter Six: Small Businesses as a Vulnerable Population
Mark R. Landahl, Ph.D. and Tonya T. Neaves, Ph.D.
Chapter Seven: Managing Human Capital in Times of Crisis: The Role of Employees in Disaster Management
Stacey C. Mann, Ph.D. and Jonathan W. Gaddy
Section 3: Finance
Chapter Eight: Major Disasters and Private Financing
Pete Vloedman
Chapter Nine: Financial Resiliency by Local Governments to Natural Disasters
Simon A. Andrew, Robert Bland, and Jesseca E. Short
Chapter Ten: The Effects of Natural Disasters on Local Government Finance
Orkhan Ismayilov and Simon A. Andrew
Biography
Amy LePore is President of Anthem Planning, LLC and past President of the Maryland Emergency Management Association. In 2015 she earned a Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware, U.S.A. Her research specialization is in federalism, dependence, and emergency management.
