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[2016]
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"A 38-year-old American interior designer based in London and her independent-minded 74-year-old architect mother; a British investment banker in New York to see his ex-wife and young children; a resident ER doctor who experienced Hurricane Sandy when she was a medical student; two young men, 21-year-old NYU students; their friends; and others are thrust together when a major hurricane descends upon New York City and wreaks unimaginable chaos and...
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I survived volume 3
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Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
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Natural hazard research working paper volume 102
Pub. Date
[1999]
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This working paper reviews both the academic and more informal literature on community recovery from disasters, draws lessons from it, and summarizes the programs that are already in place for providing technical assistance in the post disaster setting.
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Natural hazard research working paper volume 104
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[2000]
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Focuses on emergency management in the future and some of the key elements of change that appear to have significant implications.
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2013.
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Disaster recovery is often defined as the reestablishing of patterns of everyday life for disaster-affected households, and potentially improving their resiliency to future disaster events. Yet our knowledge of household-level recovery decision-making and its implications for disaster management is sorely limited This deficit is reflected in the continued failure of disaster policy and planning to provide equitable and timely aid to affected households...
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[2016]
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The Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office (CRRO) convened 18 stakeholders from federal, state, local government, non-government organizations and the private sector. All participants were asked to provide their professional perspective throughout their discussions to support CRRO and the State of Colorado's efforts to develop and implement the COResiliency Program.
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[2016]
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The Colorado Resiliency Framework 2016 Annual Plan builds upon the Colorado Resiliency Framework, which, as adopted in 2015, outlines the State's long-term commitment to resiliency and reflects Colorado's call to action. The Colorado Resiliency Framework Annual Plan (Plan) outlines how the Colorado Resiliency Working Group (CRWG) will implement the strategies from the Colorado Resiliency Framework to meet the State's resiliency goals.
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[2020]
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This updated Framework is based on successes and lessons from the last five years, plus new ideas to address a broader range of potential risks and vulnerabilities. Emerging challenges and the realities of interrelated and cascading impacts underscore the need for collective and coordinated action.
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2019.
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In recent years, the State of Colorado and its disaster-impacted communities have gained significant experience in implementing recovery projects and integrating resiliency concepts into recovery operations. Colorado seeks to demonstrate that resiliency does not only apply when a disaster occurs, but rather applies in the day-to-day business of State government and Colorado communities. There must be continued commitment to resiliency at the highest...
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