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Essay Instructions: The emergency management body of knowledge (BoK) and the disaster management role have both changed over time. In this assignment, you will synthesize the development of the emergency management BoK and the transformation of the disaster management role as each relates to preparedness and mitigation.

In your paper:

Explain disaster preparedness and mitigation practices from 1900 to the present, including multijurisdictional preparedness.
Explain decision strategies used in mitigation and preparedness efforts.
Analyze the changes in the roles, responsibilities, functions of the federal, state, local government in preparedness and mitigation.
Analyze impacts of past disasters and hazards on emergency or hazard management policies and programs.
Analyze the relationship between the emergency management body of knowledge and the transformation of the disaster management role.

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Essay Instructions: Bieri (n.d.) writes that "Disaster management may be seen as a combination of traditional scientific and technical know-how and an appropriate method of decision-taking." Discuss the strong need for analysis, both in theory and in practice, of the different potential interactions between man, nature, and society. Consider recent international natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, avalanches, landslides, and fires, and discuss whether disaster researchers should shift their research away from the post-disaster response and toward an integrated risk management and sustainable risk prevention culture.
Reference

Bieri, S. (n.d.) Disaster risk management and the systems approach. DRM World Institute for Disaster Risk Management. Retrieved June 9, 2009, from http://www.drmonline.net/drmlibrary/systems.htm

Essay Instructions: Background/introduction: Disaster Management lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina: Hurricane Katrina was one of the largest Natural Disasters in the History of the United States. This disaster exposed many shortfalls and mismanagement of disaster management and emergency management systems from pre event mitigation to post event management. Lessons learned from this disaster are critical in the preparation and recovery of future events similar to this disaster.

Description: Has the emergency management and disaster management systems grown from the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina? What new systems have been put into place to prevent the mismanagement of these systems?

My working thesis statement is: Hurricane Katrina exposed misappropriation of government resources both in funding New Orleans with mitigation efforts and lack of readiness in response to a Hurricane disaster. It is not who is to blame for this but what is gained from this event and lessons learned.

Essay Instructions: The importance of communication and technology in disaster management cannot be overstated. Disaster organizations, including non-government organizations (NGOs), are using technology in multiple ways, including voice and text messaging, wireless technology for photos, video, data collecting, multi-media messaging, mapping, and other technologies. Communications and the sharing of accurate and timely disaster information saves time, expense, and lives by enabling quick mobilization of people and resources.

Disaster organizations continue to brainstorm about innovative ways to use mobile technology to improve response and lessen people's suffering before, during and after a disaster. International partnerships to replicate best disaster communications practices are being created. However, sometimes the cost and regulatory frameworks associated with improving communications and technology lessen the importance and focus of improving technology for disaster response and recovery operations.

Your assignment this week is to evaluate the importance of communications and technology in disaster management.

Conduct research on a country or a region, other than the U.S., regarding the importance of coordination, command and control, and warning systems, and the use of technology and communications to respond and to recover from disasters. In your paper:

Evaluate the coordination, communications, and warning systems that are currently utilized in your selected country or region. Include any specific country alert procedures, warnings, and evacuation measures.
Examine the pros and cons of public warning systems in the country you have chosen, and describe a recent success or failure to warn the population. Consider sirens, loudspeakers, radio, television, newspaper, or other general publicity campaigns to warn people of an impending disaster.
Analyze pre-disaster best practices (local and international) of alerting affected populations.
Evaluate the country?s command and control and communications, and how national agencies communicated with international disaster agencies to prepare for and respond to a disaster.
Analyze the coordination between international agencies and country agencies in recovery operations.
Evaluate how technology is used in international disaster response and recovery operations.

Your paper must be 4 to 5 pages and be in APA 5th edition format. Submit your Importance of Communications and Technology paper in the assignment area.