The Limitations of Governance Indicators in Relation to Post-Disaster Recovery

<p>Catastrophic natural disasters remain a constant and recurring mortal threat to people around the world. Since prevention of the events themselves is impossible, it is important to examine those factors which can reduce the loss of life and enable successful recovery. We intuitively expect good governance to be one of these factors. This paper discusses the concepts of governance and long-term disaster recovery and the difficulties inherent in numerically capturing these qualities. It explores the correlation between governance indicators and three development and economic measurements of recovery. Three case studies are used to qualitatively and anecdotally address the topic.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Paganelli, Susan C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Timothy Sisk, Ph.D.
• Jing Sun
• Joseph Szyliowicz

• Disaster
• Governance
• Recovery
• Defense and Security Studies
• Emergency and Disaster Management
• International and Area Studies
• Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/494

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-1493