Safeguarding homeland security: governors and mayors speak out

This book brings together the technological and managerial innovations suggested and applied by the nation’s leading governors and mayor in their own words. It includes models for public-private partnerships to improve preparation for, response and recovery from major natural and terrorist attacks. These leaders in innovation point out how the 9/11 communication problems that contributed to the catastrophe have been addressed, including the use of volunteer agencies and volunteers to supplement governmental efforts, which is a recurring theme of the book. The book makes specific recommendations of services usually provided by public emergency agencies that are private in nature and could be shed by government while often being provided by the private sector. Includes anecdotal contributions from prominent state governors including Robert Ehrlich(Maryland) and Tim Kaine (Virginia), city mayors including Thomas Menino (Boston), Richard Daley (Chicago) and Bill White (Houston), and international experts Contains luminary strategies that can be adopted by local and regional governments the world over INDICE: From the contents The Role of the Private Sector in Homeland Security.- Creating the Boston Medical Reserve Corp.- The Hierarchy of Emergency Preparedness.- Border Security and State Safety Security: Addressing Common Agendas.- Lessons Learned from the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season: A Highly ActiveYear Helped Jacksonville Build a Better Emergency Response System.- Disaster Management: Privatization as a Viable Alternative.- Caring for the Evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and Rita.- Sheltering and Evacuating from Hurricane Katrina and Rita.- Local Government Contingency Planning for Public Security and Public Safety: Innovative and Remedial Efforts.- Technology and Regional Cooperation Strategies: Securing the City and Port of Oakland, CA.- The Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center.- Public Safety and Homeland Security: An Evolution of Technology and Policy.- Utilizing Technology within the Delaware Information and Analysis Center.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-0370-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés