Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Publications
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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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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
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An Improved Response to Post Disaster Economic Recovery
...This report identifies post-disaster economic recovery issues and provides recommendations on how federal partners can better assist local communities. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), this paper identifies capacity, resource and regulatory
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Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster
In December 2010, the NADO Research Foundation released Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster.... The report focuses on the role of regional development organizations in the post-disaster economic recovery process, using information gleaned from NADO peer learning