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Community Development after Disaster Strikes

Community Development after Disaster Strikes

Recent history reminds us of several significant natural disasters that have adversely affected many communities and left them reeling for months and years. Governments at all levels are charged to…

The Challenge of Collaboration and Individual Performance Evaluation

The Challenge of Collaboration and Individual Performance Evaluation

Beyond the efficacy of traditional evaluations, the construct of these evaluations does not generally align with the collaborative nature of agencies and nonprofits. Traditional evaluations rely on the rater’s ability…

Overregulation, Opportunity and Corruption

Overregulation, Opportunity and Corruption

Overregulation can lead to immense corruption and crimes of opportunity. This fact has been proven throughout history time and again. The most common and notable example is the prohibition era…

Innovation: Real Attitude or a Buzzword?

Innovation: Real Attitude or a Buzzword?

Formal peer review can work against innovation by denying ideas that do not fit within a discipline’s boundaries. When a learned opinion does not dovetail closely with what we already…

Adaptive Organizations

Adaptive Organizations

Has public administration entered a new, profoundly different era, one where a new philosophy for public management and leadership must be designed? Reflecting this futuristic thought, Larry Arrington in his…

Local Government Attorney’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Response

Local Government Attorney’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Response

When disasters strike, the legal issues involved in local government are some of the most misunderstood and confusing aspects of the disaster preparation, response and recovery process. This makes the…

Community Engagement and Public Health Preparedness: Santa Rosa County

Community Engagement and Public Health Preparedness: Santa Rosa County

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County draws support for planning and preparedness from a diverse network of partners, including county emergency management, state health officials, a regional…

Citizen Centered Disaster Management Strategies

Citizen Centered Disaster Management Strategies

It is a strong strategy to decentralize disaster preparedness back onto the individual and community levels. If bottom-up disaster planning is an approach government wants to pursue, the government …

Facing a Data Gap in Decision Making, Local Governments Look To Cross-Sector Partners

Facing a Data Gap in Decision Making, Local Governments Look To Cross-Sector Partners

Cities are increasingly recognizing the power that data holds to shape their decision making, but they often lack the capacity to translate data into effective policies. By working with other…

Planning for the Local Impacts of Climate Migration

Planning for the Local Impacts of Climate Migration

Changing climate patterns have the potential to spur significant migration of populations displaced by flooding, economic collapse and other disasters over the next century. While much current policy attention is…

You Just Don’t Understand

You Just Don’t Understand

Columnists write that many American citizens do not trust government. Another view might be that government “doesn’t understand us.” This complaint is often heard at state and local levels and…

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