Clearly, this is a disaster of such enormous magnitude that no amount of strategic planning could have prepared citizens or government officials. An article in Issues in Science and Technology (Beatley, et al
7 earthquake in the island nation of Nias, about 130 km west of Sumatra (near the equator). An article in the journal Emergency Medicine Australasia (Jackson, et al
org). As for the other leading Republican candidate for the nomination to run for the presidency, Mitt Romney, he has "proclaimed doubts about global warming science" and has "trashed President Barack Obama's greenhouse gas emissions policies" (Samuelsohn, 2012)
The planning in this article relates to addressing an island's vulnerability and "coping capacity factors"; the two key aspects of planning for any island nation that is vulnerable to earthquakes are: one: a "closed system analysis" (what are the resources if emergency help is to be provided from within the island's resources?); and two, an "open system" (this relates to the "entry and exit" points for vulnerable components to be reached by outside sources) (Delladetsima, 478). Managing Strategies for Global Climate Change "Although climate change is a global problem, it's one that presents many different faces, ranging all the way from regulatory risk to competitive opportunity… [governments need to know] how to identify ways to mitigate risk and understand how to compete successfully in a carbon-constrained world" (Stewart, 2007, p
An article in the Australian ("Policy in a Smokescreen -- Climate Change -- Special Report -- Business & Environment Part 1") opens with a fact that is very pertinent to any nation attempting to mitigate the issue of climate change. Governments wrestling with strategies to address global warming "…are realizing the difficulty of trying to fix a truly global and inter-generational problem at the level of a sovereign government" (Warren, 2007, p
In China the Wenchuan earthquake (2008) -- an 8.0 on the Richter scale -- caused nearly 70,000 deaths, 374,176 injuries and in addition 18,377 people were missing (Yang, et al
In a country like China -- prone to natural and man-made disasters -- "…every nurse should have basic knowledge of and skills in disaster relief"; hence, nursing courses should be subjected to "systematic educational" programs that prepare them for "perioperative care, emergency care, community care and public health" (Yang, 222). In another article reflecting on the Wenchuan earthquake -- in the Journal of Public Health Policy -- the authors interviewed government officials in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake; those officials reported the critical roles played by not just nurses, doctors and rescue workers, but by "…the whole of society" (You, et al
These steps were not taken, however, in an attempt to prevent 9/11 and even worse, to prevent further damage after the initial attack. According to reports released by the 9/11 commission, effective communications with known terrorist groups had ceased entirely prior to the event happening, but there was absolutely no alert sounded from the White House (Pelfrey, 2005)
When preparing for a natural disaster, the plan is always straight forward; however, plans for a manmade disaster are much more complex. The primary factor that makes natural disaster management simpler is that once the disaster happens, the aftermath is predictable (Pelling, 2007)
What was known and established was the predictable conduct of countries before they enter into a conflict with another country. It is well established that prior to attacking another country, an aggressor nation will decrease the amount of communication with that country in both complexity and frequency (Suedfeld 2002)
It simplifies chemical inventory meetings. Web-based forms allow storage departments to register the details of whatever they stock up (Selvavinayagam, n
These websites are aimed at brainwashing the vulnerable public and making their minds attuned to violent behavior. Kids are being exposed and encouraged to play video games which simulate killing American soldiers (Wright, 2008)
As a consequence, Katrina caused one of the biggest and most unexpected replacements of people in the history of United States. The dilemma and troubles of evacuees was a central topic in the national news reporting of the storm (Groen & Polivka, 2008)
The United States endured a loss of $165.4 billion in damage due to the 8 of the 10 costliest hurricanes that struck the country from 2005 through 2009 (Harbert, 2010)
The unavailability of this information meant that it was not possible for FEMA to identify individuals who were housed in hotels. Thus, "FEMA was unable to determine whether rental assistance should be provided to individuals to whom the federal government was providing free lodging" (Kutz & Ryan, 2006)
The Use of Debit Cards The Government Purchase Card Program was intended towards saving the Government money so that expensive paperwork could be avoided and the method of making purchases could be expedited. According to the data of the United States Bank, the cardholders of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) used these purchase cards "to make 851,511 purchases, totaling approximately $458 million in calendar year (CY) 2005" (Levinson, 2007)
Stafford Emergency Relief and Disaster Assistance Act response and recovery programs. Moreover, Congress also appropriates money to the Disaster Relief Fund to make certain that funding for disaster relief is accessible to lend a hand to the victimized individuals and communities that were stricken by the storms (Lindsay & Murray, 2011)
Billions of dollars were contributed by music entertainers, celebrities, leaders, elite organizations and nations from all over the world in Katrina aid to federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Nevertheless, many victims are "facing constant deadlines, struggling to find jobs, filing complex paperwork and slowly returning to their storm-torn cities" (Muhammad, 2007) have still not received their promised share for rebuilding their homes and reorganizing their lives
Last but not the least, no relaxation has been noticed as far as the foreign terrorists are concerned. Thus, the country and its citizens wait for another attack in an anxious manner (Perrow, 2007)
On the other hand, a hazard assessment is instrumental in explaining the interactions between the temporal and spatial arenas. It is pertinent to note that the relation between manmade risks and natural occurrences are closely associated with globalization (Woods, 2011)