The birth of the modern era of U.S. disaster management and its global implications (2001) -- A pandemic warning, earthquakes, tsunamis, Hurricane Katrina, and a bird flu (2002-2007) -- An influenza pandemic, earthquake in Haiti, Fukushima Disaster, and Superstorm Sandy (2008-2012) -- Ebola, hurricanes, wildfires, and a pandemic for the ages (2013-2021) -- Disaster politics -- Disaster markets and the private sector -- Disaster nonprofits -- Disaster academics -- Humans are bad at risk, and even worse with uncertainty -- Reimagining the model.
Summary:
"As the frequency and severity of national and global disasters mount, little attention is being paid to the efficacy of the systems in place for dealing with this reality. Individual programs are tweaked in response to events-modifications to flood insurance regulations, improved building codes to withstand earthquakes, federal support for pandemic vaccines-but considerations of the overall model for implementation are almost entirely lacking. This book argues that the problem is much larger than just fixing response policy: systemic dysfunction in the very systems we use to build resilience actually steer us away from it. The incentive structures of electoral politics to prioritize short-term goals, donor relationships among non-governmental organizations that dictate program priorities, and even the way academic institutions incentivize research into grant-awarding fields all make society vulnerable to disasters like public health crises and hurricanes. Drawing on recent and contemporary examples from around the world, including COVID-19, Jeffrey Schlegelmilch and Ellen Carlin show that an understanding how and why these structures work and do not work to foster resilience can help lead us toward more meaningful approaches to recovery when catastrophe strikes"-- Provided by publisher.
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