scholarly journals Hazard Mitigation Planning in the United States: Historical Perspectives, Cultural Influences, and Current Challenges

10.5772/54209 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. ◽  
Mario G.
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Mitigation Planning

Accounting for vulnerable populations in rural hazard mitigation plans: Results of a survey of emergency managers

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Horney, PhD, MPH ◽  
Mai Nguyen, PhD ◽  
John Cooper, PhD ◽  
Matt Simon, MA ◽  
Kristen Ricchetti-Masterson, MSPH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Mitigation Planning

Rural areas of the United States are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters. One possible way to mitigate vulnerability to disasters in rural communities is to have a high-quality hazard mitigation plan in place. To understand the resources available for hazard mitigation planning and determine how well hazard mitigation plans in rural counties meet the needs of vulnerable populations, we surveyed the lead planning or emergency management official responsible for hazard mitigation plans in 96 rural counties in eight states in the Southeastern United States. In most counties, emergency management was responsible for implementing the county’s hazard mitigation plan and the majority of counties had experienced a presidentially declared disaster in the last 5 years. Our research findings demonstrated that there were differences in subjective measures of vulnerability (as reported by survey respondents) and objective measures of vulnerability (as determined by US Census data). In addition, although few counties surveyed included outreach to vulnerable groups as a part of their hazard mitigation planning process, a majority felt that their hazard mitigation plan addressed the needs of vulnerable populations “well” or “very well.” These differences could result in increased vulnerabilities in rural areas, particularlyfor certain vulnerable groups.

Remapping American Catholicism

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Matovina
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
North America ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Catholicism ◽  
Geographic Dispersion ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
European Immigrants ◽  
Church And Society

This chapter argues that the long-standing links between Latin and North America already lead many Latinos to adopting a more hemispheric perspective to Catholicism in the United States. The memory that Hispanics established faith communities in Spanish and Mexican territories before the United States expanded into them shaped the historical development of those communities as they, their descendants, and even later immigrants became part of the United States. The chapter shows how such perceptions conflict with the presumption that European immigrants and their descendants set a unilateral paradigm for assimilating newcomers into church and society. Since the early 1990s, the geographic dispersion of Latinos across the United States and the growing diversity of their national backgrounds have brought the historical perspectives of Catholics from Latin America and the United States into unprecedented levels of daily contact.

scholarly journals Do Cultural Differences Impact on Intellectual Property Protection in the United States and China?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meihua Chen ◽  
Tao Jin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trade Secret ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Knowledge Practices

In a knowledge economy, intellectual property is highly related to core competency of an organization. Without proper protection, the competitive advantage is vulnerable to imitation and counterfeiting. Intellectual property protection can be seen as information and knowledge activities that are taken to prevent trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret infringement. Between the United States and China, there is an intense and enduring controversy on intellectual property protection. Many previous relevant studies on this issue adopted a legal and governance approach, rarely focusing on the effect of cultural differences on these information and knowledge practices. This paper reports the theoretical exploration portion of an on-going empirical research on the cultural influences that impact intellectual property protection in the two countries, aiming to draw some implications for the field of knowledge management.

What is the Economics of Wind Hazard Mitigation?

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pataya Scott ◽  
Daan Liang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Wind Hazard ◽  
Extreme Winds

AbstractTornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme winds cause deaths, injuries, and millions, if not billions, of dollars in damages every year in the United States. Mitigation is necessary to reduce the loss of life, anxiety and suffering, and economic losses. But how much are people willing to invest in their peace of mind? Policy makers typically use the range of $1 million to $10 million per life saved to determine whether a policy that would save lives should be implemented. Individuals have shown that they are willing to pay more for homes with upgrades for mitigation and safety even though they would have no insurance incentive and it is likely that the added cost only affords them peace of mind.

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