2nd Edition

Dealing with Disaster Public Management in Crisis Situations

By Saundra K. Schneider Copyright 2011
    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown.

    Part 1 Analytical and Theoretical Frameworks; Chapter 1 The Varied Success of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters; Chapter 2 Natural Disasters as Public Policy Issues; Chapter 3 The Governmental Response System; Chapter 4 Human Behavior and Governmental Activity in Disasters; Chapter 5 The Gap Between Bureaucratic Norms and Emergent Norms; Part 2 Case Studies of Natural Disasters; Chapter 6 A General Framework for Examining the Success or Failure of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters; Chapter 7 Hurricane Hugo; Chapter 8 The Loma Prieta Earthquake in California; Chapter 9 Hurricane Andrew; Chapter 10 The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California; Chapter 11 Hurricane Georges; Chapter 12 Hurricane Katrina; Chapter 13 “Normal” Disasters 1990 Floods in South Carolina and 2010 Floods in Tennessee; Part 3 Summary, Implications, and Conclusions; Chapter 14 The Paradox of Governmental Performance; Chapter 15 Considering Recommendations for Change;

    Biography

    Saundra K. Schneider