New Dimensions of Civil Emergency Preparedness, 1969-1973
Author : United States. Emergency Preparedness Office
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : United States. Emergency Preparedness Office
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : United States. Emergency Preparedness Office
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : George Arthur Lincoln
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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Page : 936 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Archives
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Author : Timothy W. Kneeland
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1501748556
Hurricane Agnes struck the United States in June of 1972, just months before a pivotal election and at the dawn of the deindustrialization period across the Northeast. The response by local, state, and national officials had long-term consequences for all Americans. President Richard Nixon used the tragedy for political gain by delivering a generous relief package to the key states of New York and Pennsylvania in a bid to win over voters. After his landslide reelection in 1972, Nixon cut benefits for disaster victims and then passed legislation to push responsibility for disaster preparation and mitigation on to states and localities. The impact led to the rise of emergency management and inspired the development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With a particular focus on events in New York and Pennsylvania, Timothy W. Kneeland narrates how local, state, and federal authorities responded to the immediate crisis of Hurricane Agnes and managed the long-term recovery. The impact of Agnes was horrific, as the storm left 122 people dead, forced tens of thousands into homelessness, and caused billions of dollars in damage from Florida to New York. In its aftermath, local officials and leaders directed disaster relief funds to rebuild their shattered cities and reshaped future disaster policies. Playing Politics with Natural Disaster explains how the political decisions by local, state, and federal officials shaped state and national disaster policy and continues to influence emergency preparedness and response to this day.
Author : Thomas J. Kerr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429725418
This book traces the endeavor in U.S. to develop a means of protecting the people from the effects of nuclear war. It shows how the policies that have emerged are as much products of the political process as of weapons technology.
Author : Harry Beller Yoshpe
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Page : 490 pages
File Size : 33,71 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Civil defense
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Author : Richard H. Stephens
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Page : 142 pages
File Size : 25,62 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Industrial policy
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Author : United States. Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange
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Page : 348 pages
File Size : 12,87 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Military research
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Author : Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library
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Page : 656 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Architecture
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