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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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The author provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina-- and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous...
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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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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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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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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.