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Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Figures -- Photos -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Preparing for Disaster Recovery -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Learning Objectives -- 1.2 Key Terms -- 1.3 Introduction -- 1.3.1 Hurricane María -- 1.4 Understanding Disaster Recovery -- 1.4.1 Defining Recovery -- 1.4.2 Recovery Is a Process -- 1.5 Hazards and their Consequences for Disasters -- 1.5.1 Natural Hazards -- 1.5.1.1 Flooding -- 1.5.1.2 Storms -- 1.5.1.3 Earthquakes -- 1.5.1.4 Space Weather -- 1.5.1.5 Wildfires -- 1.5.1.6 Droughts/Famine -- 1.5.1.7 Pandemics -- 1.5.2 Human Origin Hazards and Disaster Recovery Issues -- 1.5.2.1 Active Attackers -- 1.5.2.2 Terrorism -- 1.5.2.3 Cyberattacks -- 1.5.2.4 Hazardous Materials -- 1.5.2.5 Climate Change -- 1.5.2.6 Humanitarian Crises -- 1.6 Principles for Disaster Recovery -- 1.6.1 Evidence-Based Best Practices -- 1.6.2 Reducing Social Vulnerability -- 1.6.3 Mitigating Future Risks -- 1.6.4 Promoting Resilience -- 1.6.5 Rebuilding Sustainably -- 1.6.6 Engaging the Community in Recovery -- 1.7 Summary -- 1.8 End of Chapter Questions -- 1.8.1 Summary Questions -- 1.8.2 Discussion Questions -- 1.9 References -- 1.10 Resources -- 2 Conceptual, Theoretical, and Practical Approaches to Disaster Recovery -- 2.1 Learning Objectives -- 2.2 Key Terms -- 2.3 Introduction -- 2.4 Conceptual Approaches to Disaster Recovery -- 2.4.1 Evidence-Based Best Practices -- 2.4.2 Reducing Social Vulnerability -- 2.4.3 Mitigating Future Risks -- 2.4.4 Promoting Resilience -- 2.4.5 Rebuilding Sustainably -- 2.5 Theoretical Approaches to Disaster Recovery -- 2.5.1 Structural Theories -- 2.5.1.1 Systems Theory -- 2.5.1.2 Socio-Political Ecology Theory -- 2.5.2 Critical Theories -- 2.5.2.1 Vulnerability Theory.

A study of the social and physical forces impacting territorial vulnerability in Guatemala, including physical design, strategy, poverty, migration, and the impact of the major earthquakes, droughts and hurricanes of the late 19th & early 20th centuries

ABSTRACTClimate change is increasing the intensity of extreme weather events. Mexico is particularly prone to suffer at least two different types of these events: droughts and hurricanes. This paper focuses on the effects of an extended drought on the Mexican economy. Through a computable general equilibrium model, we simulate the impact of a drought that affects primarily agriculture, livestock, forestry, and hydropower generation. We look at the effects on the overall economy. We then simulate the effects of several adaptation strategies in (chiefly) the agricultural, forestry, and power sectors, and we arrive at some tentative yet significant conclusions. We find that the effects of such an event vary substantially by sector with moderate to severe overall impacts. Furthermore, we find that adaptation policies can only effect modest changes to the economic losses to be suffered.

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a mutual aid agreement and partnership that allows states to assist one another in responding to natural and man‐made disasters, often in advance of federal disaster assistance. This article examines EMAC's response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in order to address the significant need for analysis of emergency management at the state level. A content analysis of news reports, government documents, and reports from a number of institutions was performed to determine the volume and direction of EMAC's performance and its transactions during the response operations. The authors find a lack of EMAC training among responders, potentially reducing communication and coordination and the efficiency and effectiveness of response operations. A network analysis assessed the relationships among the responding organizations to coordinate their emergency response operations.