BIBFRAME Work

Title

Natural disasters and local resiliency

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Dzigbede, Komla D. (author )
• Willoughby, Katherine G., 1958- (author )
• Gehl, Sarah Beth, 1980- (author )

Subject

• Local government--United States (LCSH)
• Local finance--United States (LCSH)
• Natural disasters--United States (LCSH)
• Disaster relief--United States (LCSH)
• Disaster relief--United States--Finance (LCSH)
• Emergency management--United States--Finance (LCSH)
• Organizational resilience--United States (LCSH)
• Emergency management--United States (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Case studies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 363.34/80973 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: HV555.U6 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"Natural Disasters and Local Resiliency examines the impacts of natural disasters on local government operations and sustainability. Through case studies and interviews of local managers this book discusses action strategies to help local governments be more resilient to natural disasters"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Natural disasters, government costs, and public expectations -- The U.S. intergovernmental emergency management system -- Local government fiscal readiness strategies to prepare for disasters -- Local patterns of action for effective disaster recovery -- Muddling through : typical and immediate budgetary responses to disasters -- Long-term effects of disaster : local tax base, spending and economic development -- Readiness and resiliency in disastrous times.

Authorized Access Point

Dzigbede, Komla D. Natural disasters and local resiliency

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T22:00:25.039497+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23966319

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc