Unmasking Disaster Disparities and Inequality in Local Emergency Management

Louis-Charles, Hans M.; Teron, Lemir; Douglas-Glenn, Nakeina E.; Kalokoh, Amidu

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“…Further, we expect that the majority of lobbying relates to issues aligned with the interests of corporations and trade associations including legislation and disaster‐related spending rather than on addressing social vulnerability or equity. Although marginalized populations are especially affected by disasters (Cutter et al, 2003; Thomas et al, 2013), these groups remain underserved by emergency managers in all phases of disaster management (Drakes et al, 2021; Gooden et al, 2009; Louis‐Charles et al, n.d. ), and we expect that this is reflected in the descriptions of lobbying reports.…”

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“…A long history of disaster science scholarship demonstrates that already‐marginalized populations are disproportionately affected by disasters, and federal funds could be more effectively to address these needs (Cutter et al, 2003; Thomas et al, 2013). Yet, these vulnerable communities remain underserved by emergency management agencies (Drakes et al, 2021; Gooden et al, 2009; Louis‐Charles et al, n.d. ), and if public funds are overly focused toward corporate interests as a result of lobbying efforts, this has important normative implications for emergency management in the United States.…”

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Lobbying and emergency management in the United States: Issues, priorities and implications

Jamieson

Louis-Charles

2022

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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Recent scholarship has explored the impact of interest groups on policy in the United States. However, little remains known about lobbying efforts and their effects in emergency management. Through analysis of a large data set of declared political activities from 1999 to 2020, we describe lobbying efforts in disaster planning and emergencies. Our findings suggest that lobbying efforts and expenditure are positively associated with appropriations (but not disaster incidence or severity), that corporations and trade associations are the organizations most involved in lobbying and that many of these efforts appear to be aimed at impacting legislation and the procurement of public funds for recovery efforts. We also find that only a minuscule number of lobbying efforts are related to socially vulnerable populations or social equity concerns. Collectively, these insights raise important questions about this process, demonstrating the need for further research to better understand lobbying and emergency management in the United States across all phases of the disaster life cycle.

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Lobbying and emergency management in the United States: Issues, priorities and implications

Jamieson

Louis-Charles

2022

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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Considering collaborative incident management: A study of the COVID-19 response and initial recovery in a rural West Virginia community

Harvey,

Lathan, III,

McDonald, Jr

2024

JEM

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Hierarchical command-style structures are commonplace in the management of disasters, though researchers have begun to recommend the exploration of networked approaches to incident management. Furthermore, few studies are explicitly looking at the rural context of disaster management. This study seeks to contribute to both topics by examining the motivations for emergent collaboration in the direction of the response and initial recovery to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in a rural West Virginia community. Between March 2020 and March 2022, the primary investigator moderated regular briefings of a community task force convened to coordinate the pandemic response and recovery. As regular operations concluded, members completed a survey, and 10 randomly selected members participated in semistructured interviews regarding their experiences in the task force. Survey responses suggest that common motivations for collaboration in nondisaster contexts (as they appear in the scholarly literature) and potential benefits of networked approaches highlighted in the incident management literature could also serve as motivators within the disaster context. Qualitative interview data extend that discussion and identify the need to gain clear information regarding the concerned authorities and specific local information to better inform the expenditure of limited resources as two additional motivators for collaboration.

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Unmasking Disaster Disparities and Inequality in Local Emergency Management

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Lobbying and emergency management in the United States: Issues, priorities and implications

Lobbying and emergency management in the United States: Issues, priorities and implications

Considering collaborative incident management: A study of the COVID-19 response and initial recovery in a rural West Virginia community

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