Achieving Disaster Resilience in U. S. Communities: Executive Branch, Congressional, and Private-Sector Efforts

Stephanie Sanok Kostro; Garrett Riba

doi:10.5771/9781442240384

Summary

This report examines the disaster resilience efforts of the executive and legislative branches of government and public-private partnerships. Its recommendations are the product of a series of dialogues hosted by the CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program and the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation. Reflecting thoughts, findings, and viewpoints gleaned from the series, the authors provide guidance for officials who want to make progress in bolstering planning, partnerships, and capabilities to address the real, localized, and oftentimes devastating effects of natural disasters.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-4037-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-4038-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 44
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Executive Summary No access
1. Methodology No access
2. Outline of Report No access
1. Trends No access
2. Consequences No access
3. Key Stakeholders No access
1. Data and Information: Collection, Analysis, and Distribution No access
2. Funding: Cost Reduction and Hazard Mitigation No access
3. Waivers and Credentialing No access
1. Legislative Modifications No access
2. Disaster Funding No access
1. Communication and Coordination No access
2. Citizen Involvement No access
3. Developing Resilience No access
6. Conclusions and Recommendations No access Pages 40 - 42
About the Authors No access Pages 43 - 44