Description
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge. Cases address both hazard- and response-generated needs. Also explored are the needs generated by emergent threats (e.g., Ebola crisis), emergent technologies (e.g., social media), and emergent groups (e.g., social innovation teams) that set the stage for innovation and adaption.- Presents in-depth cases studies in disaster response, one of the phases of disaster management- Unites practice and research from multiple disciplines to highlight the complexity of disasters preparedness, including environmental and earth sciences, engineering, public health, geography, sociology, and anthropology, humanitarian aid, emergent threats, disaster response and resilience- Examines policy and ethical dilemmas faced by decision-makers in disaster response situations
Table of Contents
Series Editor IntroJean Slick and Jane A. Kushma Volume Editor IntroShirley Feldmann-Jensen Steven Jensen, and Jean Slick Changes to Response Systems1. The Development of an All-Hazards Approach in Emergency Management PracticeJude Colle2. Development of an Ethics Code for Emergency ManagementSandy Maxwell Smith3. Measuring AdaptationCaroline Hackerott Improvisation in Response Contexts4. Business Continuity Innovation and Adaptation During Superstorm SandyBernard Jones5. Emergent Citizen Group Response to Hurricane SandyTerrence M. O'Sullivan and Robert Schwartz6. The 1st Pandemic of the 21st Century: The 2009 use of PODs in Public Health ResponseShirley Feldmann-Jensen and Ann Kim7. Tourism Response Focused towards Hotel Response: Wellington in Kaikoura EQ EventNancy Brown8. The Organization of Response to Oil and Gas Spill Events in the United States: Learning from the Deep-Water Horizon Oil SpillRobert L. Kestenbaum and Shirley Feldmann-Jensen9. A Case of Flood Response in Sri Lanka: Surviving Floods Through Social Capital and Situational LeadershipNadeera Ahangama and Raj Prasanna10. Response to the 2017 Charlottesville Protest EventsEmily Pelliccia Technology in Disaster Response11. Beyond Social Media Push Strategies: Incorporating Citizen-Developed Social Media Pull Tactics to Supplement Disaster Communication and ResponseAndrea P. Adams12. Social Media Use by Multiple Stakeholders and Rightsholders During the Fort McMurray WildfiresSara Harrison, Marion Lara Tan, Raj Prasanna and Emma Hudson-Doyle13. The Oldsmar Water Plant "Hack": On the Growing Need for Routine CybersecurityNicolas James LaLone Volume Editor ConclusionShirley Feldmann-Jensen Steven Jensen, and Jean Slick
