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Local Disaster Resilience Administrative Perspectives
from the Gulf Coast
Dr. Ashley RossTexas A&M University - Corpus Christi
[email protected]://localgovt.wordpress.com
Funding: DHS Summer Research Team Program for MSIs
Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013
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DHS Mission: Resilience
Vision• To ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient
against terrorism and other hazards.
Disasters
• Build a ready and resilient nation through efforts to bolster information sharing and collaboration and facilitate rebuilding and recovery along the Gulf Coast.
S&T
• To strengthen America’s security and resiliency by providing knowledge products and innovative technology solutions for the Homeland Security Enterprise.
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Federal Mission of resilience
LocalResilience in practice
How is disaster resilience perceived and put into practice on the local government level across the Gulf Coast of the US?
Research Question
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Project OverviewPh
ase
1Summer Research Program 2011Pilot interviewsDesign survey of municipal officialsAdminister surveyDraft report to participantsPresentation of findings
Phas
e 2Follow-on Funding
Jan. - Dec. 2012Pilot interviewsDesign survey of county EM directorsAdminister surveyDraft report to participantsPresentation of findingsSecure book contract
Phas
e 3Extension
Jan. - May 2013Prepare book manuscript
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Phase 1: Municipal Survey, 2011
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Phase 2: County Survey, 2012
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Analysis of Local PerceptionsPerceived ResilienceMunicipal
Survey
• Meaning of resilience• Disaster experiences• Disaster management
priorities & practices• Coordination and
collaboration during disaster response and recovery
Perceived Resilience
County Survey
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Analysis of Objective Measures of Resilience (county level)
ObjectiveResilience
Improved Cutter (2011) DROP Model
• Social resilience• Economic resilience• Institutional resilience• Infrastructure resilience• Community capital• Land use & sustainable
development
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Improved DROP Model (Cutter, et al. 2011)
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Analysis of Multiple Perspectives
Perceived Resilience
Municipal Survey
Perceived Resilience
County Survey
Objective Resilience
Improved Cutter DROP Model
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Research Linkages
Community
•Report to survey participants on municipal and county level•Presentation at Harte Research Institute •Webpage: localgovt.wordpress.com
Student
•Undergraduate research assistants at TAMUCC•Summer intern program including multiple universities•Incorporated survey data into teaching statistical methods
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Research Linkages
Community
•Report to survey participants on municipal and county level•Presentation at Harte Research Institute •Webpage: localgovt.wordpress.com
Student
•Undergraduate research assistants at TAMUCC•Summer intern program including multiple universities•Incorporated survey data into teaching statistical methods
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Research ProductsPublication• Book under contract with Routledge
Press, expected late 2013
Data • Gulf Coast disaster resilience scores,
spans 75 counties
Classroom• Plan to develop lessons for EM/ public
administration courses
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Questions?Comments?
Dr. Ashley RossTexas A&M University - Corpus Christi
[email protected]://localgovt.wordpress.com
Thank
you!
