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Front -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- Overview and Flow of the Book -- References -- SECTION ONE -- CHAPTER 1 -- Emergence of the Disaster Field -- Origin of the Vulnerability Concept -- Expansion of the Disaster Field and Foundation of the Emergency Management Profession -- Refined Vulnerability Perspective -- Complexity of Vulnerability -- Structural Trends Increasing Vulnerability -- Strategies and Tools to Reduce Vulnerability -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 2 -- Disaster Vulnerability and Risk Is Increasing -- Vulnerability Theory and Concepts -- SocialWork Resilience Theory -- Discussion -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 3 -- Theoretical Foundations -- Research Questions, Design, and Analysis -- LinearMethods for Vulnerability Research -- Nonlinear DescriptiveMethods: Social Networks, Social Capital -- Nonlinear DescriptiveMethods: Geographic Analysis -- Nonlinear Explanatory: Systems Dynamics -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 4 -- Postmodernism, Social Justice, and Strengths/Resilience Perspectives -- The Second Dimension -- The Third Dimension: Organizational, Community, and Policy Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 5 -- Social Development and SocialWork -- References -- SECTION TWO -- CHAPTER 6 -- Importance of Coordinating Community Resources -- Community Resources -- Coordination -- Expanding Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 7 -- SocialWork and Disaster-Resilient Communities -- CIA -- Translating CIA to SocialWork Education -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 8 -- Role of Fear -- Role of Institutions Mitigating the Consequences of Disaster -- How Can These Organizations Help? -- Role ofMedia in DisasterManagement -- Community Unity Before and After Disasters -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 9 -- American Red Cross (ARC) Disaster Response.

This article explores the dynamics between government and human service nonprofits for service delivery in the United States. The authors initiate the development of a dynamic resource theory to explain the process of government–nonprofit interdependence for human service delivery. The theory is conceived from the application of system dynamics to dependencies arising through the process of resource exchange. They explain how government regulations can help to improve or to lower the quality of service and how the balance of power between government and nonprofits shifts over time. Elaboration, refinement, and testing of dynamic resource theory will improve our ability to manage and benefit from the government–nonprofit partnership.

Structural change in a network of disaster preparedness relations is assessed using a staged two-point repeated measures survey. An earthquake scenario simulates a sudden and dramatic jolt to the network. Measures of horizontal and vertical differentiation are found to be sensitive to structural change in the network We conclude that disaster theory of inter organizational relations is advanced by using network analysis to specify and test hypotheses about different types of change.

A theoretical model of factors contributing to evacuation capacity is examined in relation to boundary setting criteria used to delimit populations. A population of disaster response organizations is delimited, and then the boundaries of four subpopulations are set according to four different delimiting criteria. The model is tested on the total population and the four subpopulations. Strikingly different results are obtained for the various populations. These disparate findings are the result of confounding the delimiting variable with the independent variables its the model. An expanded theoretical model which includes one of the delimiting variables provides a solution. Recommendations concerning explicit use of boundary setting criteria are made. In particular, It is suggested that a delimiting criterion should not be associated with the dependent variable under study, and that social service organizations should be included in research on evacuation and disaster management.