About Disaster Mitigation and Recovery
Here you will find resources on pre-disaster mitigation and post-disaster response and recovery.
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NADO Participates in Transportation Research Board Conference
On January 13 – 17, NADO Associate Director Carrie Kissel participated in the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (http://www NULL.trb NULL.org/AnnualMeeting2013/AnnualMeeting2013 NULL.aspx). The conference attracted over 11,000 individuals to Washington, DC for information and networking on a...
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Collaborative Leadership: Partnerships between Regional Development Organizations and Community Foundations
In an era of tightening government budgets, regional planning and development organizations need to think creatively about developing and funding initiatives that improve communities’ quality of life
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Lessons Learned from Irene: Vermont RPCs Address Transportation System Recovery
One week after striking the U.S. east coast as a category 1 hurricane, Irene arrived in Vermont on August 27, 2011. Flooding was devastating for transportation infrastructure, leading the RPCs to assist the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) in the recovery.
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RPC Involvement in the Recovery of Vermont’s Transportation Network After Tropical Storm Irene
The next presenter was Katharine Otto from the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission in Vermont who spoke about recovery of the state’s transportation network after Hurricane Irene in August 2011. She first detailed the damage caused by the storm,...
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NADO Holds Webinar on Transportation and Disaster Recovery
...On Thursday, June 7, 2012, the NADO Research Foundation held the webinar “Lessons Learned from Irene: Regional Planning Commission Involvement in Recovery of Vermont’s Transportation Network,” which featured a joint presentation from two regional planning commissions (RPCs) that make up
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Regional Resilience
...The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Futures Lab™ and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation Release New Report on Assessing Current Policy and Practice Relating to Regional Resilience The NADO Research Foundation is pleased to announce
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Regional Approaches to Homeland Security Planning and Preparedness: Survey of the Nation’s Regional Development Organizations
This report examines the various regional initiatives, models and strategies that are being used by state and local officials to improve their preparedness, prevention and response capabilities. Released August 2005, 8 pages Click here to view Regional Approaches to Homeland ...
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An Improved Federal Response to Post-Disaster Economic Recovery
Developed by a working group of representatives convened by the International Economic Development Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and the National Association of Development Organizations, this report identifies capacity, resource and regulatory constraints imposed on...
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A Peer Learning Forum of the NADO Research Foundation: Innovative Approaches to Disaster Recovery and Economic Resilience
This report... (PDF), released in July 2011, covers the discussions during a two-day forum held in June 2011 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Participants from Mississippi, North Carolina, Iowa, Texas, South Dakota, Florida, and Wisconsin shared their situations and offered examples
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Resilient Regions: Integrating Economic Development Strategies, Sustainability Principles and Hazard Mitigation Planning
This new report released in July 2011 provides an in-depth look at the roles that regional planning and development organizations are taking to help local and regional economies re-build after natural disasters. The Resilient Regions... (PDF) report focuses on efforts