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Introduction / Nicolas A. Valcik -- Hurricane Rita's impact on vegetation : a spatio-temporal statistical approach to characterizing abrupt change in, and potential disaster management for, target areas / Daniel A. Griffith, Yongwan Chun, Marco Millones, Benoit Parmentier, Stuart Hamilton -- Evolving trajectories in public sector statewide spatial data infrastructure : from data product to on-demand services and GIS apps / Trevor M. Harris, Franklin LaFone -- Using geospatial information systems to preposition logistics in preparation for hazardous materials incidents for disaster response and homeland security purposes / Nicolas A. Valcik, Warren Eller -- Fire disturbance and implications for ecosystem services distribution in northern Amazonia / Anthony R. Cummings, Benjamin Kennady -- Understanding threats to crowdsourced geographic data quality through a study of openstreetmap contributor bans / Sterling Quinn, Floyd Bull -- More than meets the eye : the methodological and epistemological hazards of GIS map use in the public sphere / Nathan F. Alleman, L. Neal Holly -- Analyzing the sensitivity of a real time surface water flow model to protect public water intakes in West Virginia / Mike Strager -- Uses for geospatial information systems (GIS) for public higher education institutions / Nicolas A. Valcik, Daniel Servian -- The logistical tracking system (LTS) fifteen years later : what did we learn and what could we improve? / Nicolas A. Valcik -- Service delivery for United Way / Todd Jordan -- West Virginia trail inventory / David Donaldson, Kurt Donaldson -- One government : the enterprise approach in a silo environment / Cy Smith -- GIS best practices for best-run county governments / Greg Babinski -- Using GIS for enrollment management and campus management at a public university / Rebecca Rose, Jonathon Henderson -- Conclusion / Cheyanne Manning.

This book provides administrators in public and non-profit organizations with direction and a framework from which to lead their organizations effectively. Taking a global approach to the issues administrators need to examine when managing a group of employees at any level (including budgeting and expenditures, forecasting, policy creation and execution, communication and reporting), this book explores the driving forces in organizational decision-making. Author Nicolas Valcik takes a holistic view on organizational management, beginning with the core aspects of public organization and the leadership competencies necessary to manage an organization successfully. Designed to be used on undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration and in public affairs programs, the book discusses the basics of organizational structure, delves into risk management issues, and offers a set of tools that can be used by administrators to make informed decisions based on actual data or documented processes. Throughout the book, real-world case studies provide students and practitioners with a clear understanding of how exactly the right decision tool may be applied when facing a particular decision in any organization. -- from back cover.

This article will review the edited book Savage Sand and Turf by Lisa A. Eargle and Ashraf Esmail. In this article, an examination is conducted on the different perspectives undertaken by each chapter author on how Hurricane Sandy impacted an entire region of the United States. The article will also review how the different academic disciplines have undertaken different research agendas with Hurricane Sandy in relation to disaster response and emergency management topics.

"In a recent paradigm shift, local governments find themselves shouldering more responsibility for day-to-day governance and crisis management, thanks to regulations and federal spending cuts. While twenty years ago a book on local government administration might have been considered complete with chapters on budgeting, public personnel management, productivity and responsivity, and community engagement, any discussion of local government must now also include resiliency, emergency management, climate change, smart cities, social media, and infrastructure funding. Bringing together key voices from the academic and public sectors, Local Government Management offers techniques and insight into how local government can most effectively lead and manage their resources in an evolving political - and environmental - landscape. Featuring examples from expert contributors' own decades of public service and research, this forward-thinking book explores the rapid speed of change in local communities and the need for local government to not only adapt, but to also proactively plan for the future. Local Government Management is essential reading for local government officials, public stakeholders, practitioners, and students of public administration and management"--

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The History and Evolution of HRIS -- Chapter 3: Existing Research on HRIS in Public Organizations -- Chapter 4: The Architecture of HRIS -- Chapter 5: Public and Non-Profit Organizations versus Private Industry Needs -- Chapter 6: Application of HRIS in public organizations -- Chapter 7: The Theory of how HRIS Should Work -- Chapter 8: The functional areas utlilizing HRIS in a public organization -- Chapter 9: Obstacles for Public Organizations using HRIS -- Chapter 10: The Costs of HRIS and Dangers of Migration of HRIS data -- Chapter 11: Higher Education Specific HR Issues -- Chapter 12: Conclusion - What have we learned -- Index.

Packed with case studies and ripped-from-the-headlines examples, Non-Profit Organizations: Real Issues for Public Administrators introduces critical issues commonly encountered when managing non-profit organizations and gives you the tools to develop policies and procedures to meet the challenges that arise when these issues occur. The authors use the case study methodology to explore decision-making issues and provide potential solutions. It provides an applied framework to use when managing a non-profit organization. The book provides case studies that range from unethical behavior to poor op.