Gauging Disaster Vulnerabilities at the Local Level: Divergence and Convergence in an “All-Hazards” System

Using mail survey data, we analyze the types of vulnerabilities Florida’s county officials rate as critical when planning for (a) a natural disaster and (b) a deliberate (terrorist) human-made attack. The research identifies the degree to which these officials provide similar assessments (commonalit...

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Published in:Administration & society 2011-04, Vol.43 (3), p.346-371
Main Authors: Caruson, Kiki, MacManus, Susan A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basic needs
Communication
Contingency planning
Counties
Crisis management
Disasters
Emergencies
Emergency preparedness
Evaluation
Florida
Health Care Services
Human Services
Infrastructure
Local government
Management
Medical service
Planning
Policy research
Studies
Terrorism
Transportation
Vulnerability
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Summary:Using mail survey data, we analyze the types of vulnerabilities Florida’s county officials rate as critical when planning for (a) a natural disaster and (b) a deliberate (terrorist) human-made attack. The research identifies the degree to which these officials provide similar assessments (commonality) of their community’s vulnerabilities across these two types of disasters. Overall, vulnerability assessment commonality is more pervasive for basic needs—water, power, transportation, emergency health care, communication, and financial assets. County management personnel and first responders are more likely to perceive greater overlap across types of hazards than finance, human services, or infrastructure officials, especially in Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
ISSN:0095-3997
1552-3039
DOI:10.1177/0095399711400049