Bibliography Category: Disaster Preparation and Response

Jones, G. B. “Towards a Strategic Approach to Special Events Management in the Post-9/11 World.” Master’s Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 2005. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2005/Sep/05Sep_Jones_GB.pdf (accessed 4 August 2011). This thesis reviews background related to counterterrorism and law enforcement planning for major special events and it identifies some of the strategic issues that have emerged in […]

Inter-Agency Standing Committee Sub-Working Group on Preparedness and Contingency Planning. Inter-Agency Contingency Planning Guidelines for Humanitarian Assistance. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2007. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/ia_guidelines_dec2007.pdf (accessed 12 September 2011). This guidance is written specifically for agencies/organizations involved in providing international assistance and protection to those affected by emergencies. This guidance seeks to outline how the international […]

Ink, Dwight A. 2006. An Analysis of the House Select Committee and White House Reports on Hurricane Katrina. Public Administration Review Vol. 66, no. 6: 800-807. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00648.x/pdf (accessed 27 October 2011). This article examines efforts taken to prepare for and respond to Hurricane Katrina.

Homeland Security Policy Institute. HSPI Commentary Series: Comments on the Draft National Preparedness Goal. Washington, DC: George Washington University Press, 2011. http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/policy/resources/HSPI%20Resilience%20Task%20Force%20Commentary%20on%20Draft%20NPG.pdf (accessed 9 September 2011). This document analyzes the draft of the National Preparedness Goal that was proposed in 2011.

Hildebrand, Steven J. The New COIN of the Domestic Realm: How the Military Services Can Combine Emerging Warfighting Doctrine with Innovative Methods of Interagency Coordination to Provide Improved Disaster Response and Relief. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2007. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA479413 (accessed 12 August 2011). The main thesis of this monograph is that the same […]

Gourley, Scott R. 2007. “‘Golden Guardian 2006’ U.S. Army North Prepares for Disaster Response.” ARMY Magazine Vol. 57, no. 2 (February): 34-40. http://www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/archive/2007/2/Documents/Gourley_0207.pdf (accessed 5 October 2011). This article describes U.S. Army North’s 2006 Golden Guardian exercise, which dealt with disaster response and emergency preparedness and trained Army North personnel in the Defense Support to […]

Gong, Carlene. U.S. Interagency Response to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Washington, DC: Project on National Security Reform, (n.d.). http://old.pnsr.org/web/page/929/sectionid/579/pagelevel/3/parentid/590/interior.asp (accessed 16 August 2012). This document examines the United States response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The success of the U.S. response largely resulted from the thorough integration and flexibility of the involved government organizations, which […]

Gniady, Lisa Noel. “Bridging the Gap: Department of Defense’s Planning for Domestic Disaster Assistance.” Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2008.  http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2572/rec/5 (accessed 16 June 2011). This research attempts to identify if the changes within DoD are sufficient to form the basis for an improved response to future domestic disasters. It […]

Gillman, Nina. Interagency Coordination During Disaster: Strategic Choice for the UN, NGOs, and Other Humanitarian Actors in the Field. Germany: Nomos Publishers, 2010. This publication deals with the often-lamented coordination deficit among international relief organizations – mainly the United Nations, non-governmental organizations, and the Red Cross/Crescent Movement – in responding to humanitarian crises. The book […]

Gill, Glenda A. “Will a Twenty-First Century Logistics Management System Improve Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Capability to Deliver Supplies to Critical Areas, During Future Catastrophic Disaster Relief Operations?.” Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2007. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/1088 (accessed 12 August 2011). This thesis will define a twenty-first century logistics management system, examine […]