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Crisis Mapping: An Overview of Social Media Mapping Response to Disaster
Social media creates opportunity for interactive, real-time communication between public organizations and stakeholders. Citizens also take matters in their own hands and can disseminate information faster than public organizations. Crisis…
How Research Impedes Federal Response to Poverty and Inequality
Behind all of the statistics about poverty and inequality, there are very real people whose lives are suffering. It is not ethical, pragmatic or responsive to tell the poor and…
Encouraging a Neighborhood Contingency Policy for America’s First Responders
Americans depend upon their local responders in the first hours following a crisis. What many don’t realize is that a large percentage of first responders serve in a volunteer capacity.…
Questions for Judge Merrick Garland
Now that President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, here are several questions that the nominee should answer.…
#NewNormal: Accepting Social Media into Public Sector Recruiting
Social media innovations have been utilized by HR managers at all levels of government to address recruiting issues. However, public managers are more hesitant to employ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and…
“Connecting” with Disconnected Youth
Far too many American youth are disconnected – one in seven to be exact. They are not going to school and they don’t have a job. They are…
Can Smokey Bear Survive a Forest Fire?
Forest fires are an essential part of nature’s delicate balance. Emergency management planning for fire control should include recommendations for sustaining our environment. The future of inhabited urban areas will…
EPA Hearing Serves as Case Study in Politics and Administration
The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent hearing is a good case study in politics and administration. It highlights the importance of legislation and congressional oversight (the political side) and an agency’s…
The Ecosystem Approach to Open Government Data Access Programs
The open government data movement has rapidly spread worldwide. Over 100 nations have adopted laws relating to open access to government data. The open government data movement has spread to…
Soda Taxes Don’t “Pop” With Everyone
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has wasted no time in trying to pass his three-cent tax on sugary drinks. He is not the first mayor to attempt to shrink waistlines while…
The Cost of Disasters
The case for public spending to avoid and mitigate future disasters, and for immediate assistance to disaster victims, are much stronger than the case for recovery aid. Government entities and…