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Author Finucane, Melissa L., author.

Title The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's infrastructure resilience guidelines : an initial assessment of implementation by federal agencies / Melissa L. Finucane, Noreen Clancy, Henry H. Willis, Debra Knopman.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 57 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Note "Prepared for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
"RR-841-DHS"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-57).
Contents Introduction -- How the infrastructure resilience guidelines have been implemented -- Lessons learned from implementing the infrastructure resilience guidelines -- Applying the infrastructure resilience guidelines to nonrecovery environments -- Findings and conclusions -- Appendix A. Semistructured interview protocol -- Appendix B. Detailed methods -- Appendix C. Sample grantees.
Note Print version record.
Summary In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States, devastating communities across the region. This disaster motivated the federal government to examine how it might improve community and infrastructure resilience so that communities are better prepared for existing and future threats, including those exacerbated by climate change. To ensure that federal agencies incorporate key principles of resilience into their formulation, evaluation, and prioritization of infrastructure investments related to Sandy rebuilding, the Presidential Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force developed its Infrastructure Resilience Guidelines in the spring and summer of 2013. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Interagency Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Recovery and Mitigation, the RAND Corporation conducted an initial assessment of federal agencies' implementation of the guidelines. The main goal of this study was to identify the lessons learned from the opportunities and challenges encountered when implementing the guidelines. Researchers conducted semistructured interviews of 67 individuals employed by federal, state, and local government agencies and departments and nongovernmental organizations. An analysis of the interview notes and other documents provided information on different approaches to implementing the guidelines, the opportunities or challenges encountered during implementation, and whether the guidelines would be feasible to implement in nonrecovery environments. Overall, the guidelines were viewed as reflecting worthy resiliency principles that merit broader pursuit--and not just in a disaster recovery context.
Language English.
Subject United States Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
Disaster relief -- Government policy -- United States.
Risk management.
Cyclonic Storms
Relief Work
Government Programs
Risk Management
Guidelines as Topic
United States
Ouragan Sandy, 2012.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
Gestion du risque.
risk management.
NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
Risk management
Disaster relief -- Government policy
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Hurricane Sandy (2012) (OCoLC)fst01896399 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbr3Mwwbb9G7KfkdMX
Chronological Term 2012
Genre/Form Evaluation Study
Added Author Clancy, Noreen, author.
Willis, Henry H., author.
Knopman, Debra S., author.
Other Form: Print version: Finucane, Melissa L. Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's infrastructure resilience guidelines 9780833088260 (OCoLC)898529274
ISBN 9780833089366 (electronic bk.)
0833089366 (electronic bk.)
9780833088260
0833088262
Standard No. AU@ 000060835550
GBVCP 1008663670

 
    
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