Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 (2nd Edition)

Conceptualizing State Voluntary Aid Organizations in Disaster (SVOAD) effectiveness

“…There is widespread recognition that an informed approach to disaster work is important for disaster response and recovery to serve impacted communities best (e.g., L. K. Comfort et al, 2004; Drabek et al, 2018) though there is variation in the context in which this issue is discussed, e.g., some in the context of technological solutions (Jennings et al, 2015), some in the context of studying information sharing (e.g., Nowell & Steelman, 2015). Scholars have often noted the lack of an efficient response or recovery effort and suggested various approaches to improving efficiency (e.g., Drabek et al, 2018; Rubin, 2019; Schneider et al, 2018). Finally, the notion that entities and coordination of response and recovery needs to scale to incorporate new entities and cover wider geography has too been raised as an issue in various ways in the disaster literature, often associated with the term improvisation (e.g., Drabek et al, 2018; Kettl, 2003; Schneider et al, 2018).…”

Comparison of climate change causes of flood disaster adaptation strategies in Tanzania and Indonesia

“…Making an evacuation plan is very important considering that this is one approach in reducing the physical vulnerability of the community by developing an evacuation plan that can be implemented by involving and collaborating with affected people (Tingsanchali, 2012). Evacuation plans must be prepared in such a way that they are clear and not confusing because they can contribute to damage caused by disasters (Rubin, 2012). In the process of preparing an evacuation plan, it is also best to involve communities who are potentially affected.…”