Collaborative Governance and Disaster Recovery: The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) in the U.S.

2013 ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naim Kapucu
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
National Disaster ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. National Disaster Medical System

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 149-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis E. Mahoney ◽  
Victor H. Esch
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Local State ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
National Disaster ◽  
The U.S

SUMMARYWe believe the National Disaster Medical System is of benefit to each participant, to his community, and to the nation. The National Disaster Medical System will enhance local, State, and national ability to respond to emergencies. The system is now under development with the support of the health care professions and institutions of the country.

BOXED HOUSES: A SIMPLE METHOD FOR HOUSING

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Skilled Labor ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Recovery Housing ◽  
The U.S

The 19th century saw many innovations in housing, most notably the balloon and platform framing methods that dominate low-rise housing construction in the U.S. to this day. But there was an alternative; from 1815 through the 1950’s whenever Americans needed semi-permanent shelter they built structures with simple thin boards acting simultaneously as structure and enclosure. These “shanties,” “box-houses,” “single-walls,” were built in New England canal towns, midwestern railroad camps, and as disaster relief camps following the great 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Thousands were likely built as housing, utility, and mercantile structures, perhaps hundreds remain in service today. But few design and construction professionals know of this construction method. This paper will present the principles of structure and a case study in construction. This little known mode of constructing shelter has great potential as second stage disaster recovery housing. It is durable, some lasting over 100 years, can be built with unskilled/semi-skilled labor with few tools and fasteners, and is easily flat-packed for shipping to disaster regions.

scholarly journals Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody infusion sites at three medical centers in the United States: Strengths and challenges assessment to inform COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergency use

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Anastasia S. Lambrou ◽  
John T. Redd ◽  
Miles A. Stewart ◽  
Kaitlin Rainwater-Lovett ◽  
Jonathan K. Thornhill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Using Data ◽  
National Disaster ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Monoclonal antibody therapeutics to treat COVID-19 have been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Many barriers exist when deploying a novel therapeutic during an ongoing pandemic, and it is critical to assess the needs of incorporating monoclonal antibody infusions into pandemic response activities. We examined the monoclonal antibody infusion site process during the COVID-19 pandemic and conducted a descriptive analysis using data from three sites at medical centers in the U.S. supported by the National Disaster Medical System. Monoclonal antibody implementation success factors included engagement with local medical providers, therapy batch preparation, placing the infusion center in proximity to emergency services, and creating procedures resilient to EUA changes. Infusion process challenges included confirming patient SARS-CoV-2 positivity, strained staff, scheduling, and pharmacy coordination. Infusion sites are effective when integrated into pre-existing pandemic response ecosystems and can be implemented with limited staff and physical resources.

New Orleans' Recovery Following Hurricane Katrina: Observations on Local Catastrophe Recovery Management

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 517-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Johnson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Local Management ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Local Recovery ◽  
Recovery Management ◽  
The U.S

Few local governments in the U.S. have faced the difficult task of managing catastrophic disaster recovery and there are equally few training guides geared toward improving local government's recovery management capacity. Our limited "toolkit"for local recovery management mostly reflects the learning from more moderate disasters. This paper reports on New Orleans' experiences in managing recovery from a truly catastrophic disaster. In particular, it describes two efforts: the 5-month Unified New Orleans Plan process, initiated in September 2006, and the city's Office of Recovery Management (now Office of Recovery Development and Administration), established in December 2006. It analyzes New Orleans' use of seven strategic recovery management practices that are proposed to enhance local management capacity and effectiveness following a disastrous event. Given the scale, complexity and multiple agencies involved in New Orleans recovery, this analysis is by no means exhaustive. It does, however, illustrate some of the areas where New Orleans' recovery management efforts have been effective as well as areas that could be strengthened.

scholarly journals Private Sector Engagement in the Self-Governance of Urban Sustainable Infrastructure: A Study on Alternative Fueling Infrastructure in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12435
Author(s):  
Heewon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Alternative Fuel ◽  
The United States ◽  
Alternative Fuel Vehicles ◽  
Incentive Programs ◽  
The U.S

Greenhouse gas emission reduction and decarbonization goals drive citizens’ interests in alternative fuel vehicles and have created fast-growing demands on alternative fuels. While governments are promoting the transition to alternative fuel vehicles, the lack of refueling and recharging infrastructure for the vehicles is a key barrier to the adoption. At the same time, the public sector cannot solely provide needed alternative fueling infrastructure due to limited financial resources. Consequently, governments in the U.S. have been working on facilitating the private sector’s investment in alternative fueling infrastructure. The most common approach was financial incentive programs and policies, but the U.S. also promotes self-organized collaborative governance of alternative fuels across sectors at the local level. This paper asks whether these two approaches stimulate the private sector’s engagement in providing alternative fueling infrastructure. This study uses the case of the Clean Cities program that targets the reduction in petroleum usage, adoption of alternative fuels and creation of self-governance at the local level. Local private businesses, local government agencies and non-profit organizations voluntarily participate in the local transition to alternative fuels. Therefore, this governance aims at facilitating more sustainable actions and business choices in the private sector. This paper tests the hypotheses of whether the local self-governance of Clean Cities increases privately-owned alternative fueling infrastructure using panel fixed-effects Poisson regression models. Based on the data of counties in 12 states from 2004 to 2015, the results of empirical analysis suggest that both self-governance and financial incentive programs are effective in increasing the engagement of private actors in providing alternative fueling infrastructure.

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