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Table of Contents:

• What are the challenges involved in disaster response? Providing water and sanitation are the immediate challenges following a disaster / Pan American Health Organization ; Post-disaster temporary housing is often an unmet need / Matt Fink ... [et al.] ; Natural disasters present the challenge of dealing with emotional trauma, especially for children / Philip J. Lazarus, Shane R. Jimerson, and Stephen E. Brock ; Disaster response challenges are mounting as global warming increases climatic disasters around the world / Oxfam International ; Building a disaster-resilient nation and world is the grand challenge / David Applegate
• Has the U.S. disaster response improved since Hurricane Katrina? A new and enhanced FEMA was created in 2007 / R. David Paulison ; The federal government has improved disaster preparedness and response / Gregg Carlstrom ; Coordination between the federal government and states was better for Hurricane Gustav than for Hurricane Katrina / Associated Press ; Hurricanes Gustav and Ike showed that FEMA reforms have worked / Jeff Greene ; FEMA reforms did not address the root causes of the Katrina response disaster / Peter Grier ; FEMA is not ready for another Katrina disaster / Stewart M. Powell ; FEMA failed to develop a housing plan for Hurricane Ike evacuees / Dahleen Glanton
• Should citizens rely on the government to respond to disasters? FEMA is ready to respond to major disasters / John Solomon ; The private sector cannot take the place of government in disaster response / Dante Chinni ; Citizens cannot rely on FEMA during catastrophic events / Dorothy A. Seese ; Most Texans in hurricane country do not rely on the government / Gina McCauley ; Reliance on the federal government gives a false sense of security to state and local governments / Matt A. Mayer, Richard Weitz, and Diem Nguyen
• How can U.S. disaster response be improved? FEMA should give states and localities more responsibility for disaster response / Patrick Roberts ; FEMA must coordinate better with voluntary agencies in providing mass care after disasters / U.S. Government Accountability Office ; A good communications network is still needed for first responders / Sascha Meinrath ; FEMA is still in need of reform / Mitchell L. Moss ; FEMA should not be given more power / Michael Hampton ; Greater government investments are needed to provide effective disaster response / Donald Cohen ; The government should create a national disaster insurance fund / Frank McEnulty ; The government-funded disaster safety net should be replaced with free-market policies / Thomas A. Bowden.

Contributors:

Miller, Debra A.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Current controversies

Subjects:

Disaster relief — United States

Emergency management — United States

Emergency management

Disaster relief

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

195 pages ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

HV555.U6 D583 2009

ISBNs:

9780737741346 (hardcover)
0737741341 (hardcover)
9780737741353 (pbk.)
073774135X (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2009009039

OCLC Numbers:

312445898