Blog posting on the use of social media in the phases of disaster management, including some thoughts on using a more delineated set of phases.
Blog seeking to support 'dialogue around disaster preparedness and response, its sociocultural ramifications, related innovative resources and strategies'.
Collaborative community for FEMA stakeholders to suggest and respond to ideas about emergency preparedness, disaster response and recovery, and other emergency management topics.
'This page provides information and reference documents/ tools for understanding and improving institutional and legal frameworks for disaster preparedness and response.'
A guide designed "to provide local transit agencies and transportation providers with useful information and best practices in emergency preparedness and disaster response and recovery".
Article outling "what the hurricane can teach about handling natural disasters and energy policy better".
"New Orleans had long known it was highly vulnerable to flooding and a direct hit from a hurricane. In fact, the federal government has been working with state and local officials ... since the late 1960s on major hurricane and flood relief efforts."
Article commenting on perception of lack of preparedness by government agencies for response to Hurricane Katrina despite drill of similar scenario last year.
This report "presents a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and explores what may be adapted from this model in other countries".
'This briefing paper provides a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes, looking at preparedness, relief and recovery.'
