Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters
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Steven J Fernandez

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• Research Article
  Racial Geography, Economic Growth and Natural Disaster Resilience
  Author(s): Huiping Li and Steven J FernandezHuiping Li and Steven J Fernandez
  
  National Response Plans have emphasized the need for interoperability of plans, systems, technology, and command structures. However, much less emphasis has been placed on equally important at-risk populations’ response to those plans. This study attempts to characterize the impact on resilience (recovery) of metropolitan areas by the presence (or absence) of separate small communities within a larger jurisdiction. We tested the hypothesis that urban areas composed of aggregation of smaller, self-contained communities experience slower recovery from natural disasters than more integrated communities as part of an overall effort to define and build resilience to natural disasters. A resilience index was created following the Political, Security, Economic, Social, Infrastructure, and Informational (PMESII) framework, and was tested using the socioeconomic data from Katrina-affecte.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0587.1000123

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