1st Edition

Transforming Disaster Response Federalism and Leadership

198 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

198 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

Much of the published work on disaster response has focused on specific disasters, highlighting what went wrong. Taking a new approach, this book explores ways in which transformational leadership principles may be applied to an organization’s disaster preparation and response, moving the organization away from a competitive or top-down approach and toward a more collaborative one. Rather than... Read more

1. The System under Stress

[William Lester]

2. Visions of a Better Disaster Response System

[William Lester]

3. Transformational Leadership and Collaborative Systems

[William Lester]

4. NIMS, Federalism, and Support

[William Lester]

5. The Need for Adaptation and Hurricane Sandy

[Robert Wright, Michael Kemp, and William Lester]

6. Building Resilient Communities Before and After the Hurricanes

[Michael A. Brown]