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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Relief efforts"”.
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Ordering British Famine Relief Efforts in India, Ottoman Anatolia, and Qing China, 1873–1879
… discursive process through which British famine relief advocates weighed competing claims to humanitarian assistance from famine-affected communities in different regions of the world in the 1870s: namely, during the famines in Bihar (1873–1874), Asia Minor (1873–1875), Madras (1876–1878), and …
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The relationship between water scarcity awareness by transnational Nigerians and its effect on the willingness to contribute to water scarcity relief efforts in Nigeria
… willingness to contribute to water scarcity relief efforts in Nigeria. The findings in the study support the assertion that there is a high level of awareness of water scarcity but the priority of water scarcity seems to be a secondary issue to the electrical supply, which is deemed to be the …
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The Great Appalachian Flood of 1977: Prisoners, Labor, and Community Perceptions in Wise, Virginia
… Tennessee. This project focuses on the disaster relief efforts by the incarcerated population of Wise County Correctional Facility, commonly known as Unit 18, in Wise, Virginia. This project utilized locally produced primary sources known as the Mountain Community Television interviews. These …
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'As Dry Leaves That Before The Wild Hurricane Fly': Negotiating Risk And Reality In The South Carolina Hurricanes Of 1752, 1893, And 1989
… focuses on how disasters came to be defined and relief efforts codified in American culture and society. The study examines the 1752 hurricane, the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893, and Hurricane Hugo in 1989 in the context of human agency, or how human actions defined the scope and scale of each …
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The Effect of Emotionally Arousing Negative Images on Judgments About News Stories
… with a story and images about African famine relief efforts. Consistent with predictions of the affect heuristic model of judgment formation, the addition of emotionally arousing pictures had an effect on people's support for the war in Afghanistan and their support for famine aid. …
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Suggested strategies and best practices in private supply chain disaster response
… approach to join the general population's relief efforts. Why are some companies more effective within disaster relief supply chains than others? How can a company approach this area of opportunity? This thesis explores what a disaster is and how disaster management works; recognizing what …
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Strategies for an integrated US industry response to a humanitarian disaster
… improve coordination between private businesses, relief agencies, and the government in order to deliver more efficient and effective disaster relief during major national disasters within the United States. We approached the study of humanitarian disaster relief using three contexts - (1) it …
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Running on Fumes: Preventable Public Health Failures and Mishaps Post-Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
… for how some of the pitfalls of emergency relief efforts post Hurricane María could be prevented, including verifying the legitimacy of FEMA contractors, replenishing FEMA warehouses speedily, establishing specific local procedures for disaster relief, and treating hurricane survivors …
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INDONESIAN NATIONAL ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVENESS IN THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE/DISASTER RELIEF ROLES
… Armed Forces) in humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HA/DR), focusing on comparative case studies of the 2004 Aceh Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic response. Applying Matei and Halladay’s military effectiveness framework—which emphasizes strategic planning, organizational structure, and …
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Typhoons and Lower Birth Weight in the Philippines
… needs of pregnant women in post-typhoon aid and relief efforts.</p>
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A Call To Arms: The Militarization of Natural Disasters in the United States
… increasingly gaining a more prominent role in relief efforts. This thesis will provide evidence that the militarization of disaster response in the United States is a real phenomenon through a case study of Hurricane Katrina, and will delve into why the military has been used less as a support …
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Evangelical Dictatorship Driving the Guatemalan Civil War: Reconsidering Ríos Montt, the “Savior of La Nueva Guatemala”
… society. A major consequence of the earthquake relief efforts by American evangelicals, is that their meddling also intensified the Mayan genocide during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-96). This thesis explores the complicit relationship of religion and politics in the Guatemalan Civil War, …
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Community Food Work as Critical Practice: A Faith-based Perspective
Historically, many faith-based hunger relief efforts address food insecurity through the emergency food system, but they often do not challenge the systemic causes of the need, which according to some, are poverty and inequality. As a promising alternative, community food work is a radical approach …
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REDUCING STRESS AND INCREASING HOPE AMONG TYPHOON YOLANDA SURVIVORS
… low cost mental health interventions as part of relief efforts.</p>
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A Cognitive Assessment of Post-Disaster Imagery Requirements
… accessible response resources and accelerate relief efforts. Currently there are many researchers focusing on post-disaster damage assessment studies, most of which are based on fine-resolution remote sensing imagery. In view of the fact that finer resolution remote sensing imagery requires …
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Analysis and design of systems utilizing blockchain technology to accelerate the humanitarian actions in the event of natural disasters
… and community groups who focus on rebuilding and relief efforts are constantly facing challenges in redevelopment effort, environmental hazards, health care and funding support to help communities become recover and be more resilient. When dealing with aftermath due to natural disaster the …
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"TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE:" INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RURAL RELIEF CLIENTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS DURING THE EMERGENCY RELIEF PERIOD OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, 1933 TO 1935
… more difficult to address with government-run relief efforts. Because traditional methods of relief from poverty were embedded in the socioeconomic culture of rural America, it was not always possible to apply the same federal relief methods in the countryside as in the urban areas of the …
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The social side of impact investing: measurement and the interconnections
… being diverted from the NPOs and NGOs to Covid relief efforts. The findings highlight the importance of collaboration or interconnections amongst the various role players (Government, Donor Organizations, Communities and Beneficiaries) in the social impact investing space in order to maximize …
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Global Networks of Relief and the Great Irish Famine
This dissertation examines global networks of relief that were active during the Great Irish Famine. In particular, it analyses networks facilitated by the British Empire, global Catholicism, the Irish diaspora, and transnational activist groups. In so doing, it traces the social and economic …
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Medical Vulnerability in Natural Disasters: The Ethics of Responsibility and Response
Disaster relief organizations and workers often exhibit some of the most noble of human qualities, including concern for others, generosity, dedication, and even bravery in the face of extreme circumstances. Perhaps because of our admiration, disaster relief activities have largely escaped the …
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