Schedule of Readings and Topics

This schedule may change to accommodate guest speakers, new knowledge, or to enhance learning. I will provide you with as much advance warning as possible. “HDR” means Handbook of Disaster Research. The links on the dates of the class link to the response papers for that day, contained in one PDF file.

September 8; Please note the changes based on a slight rearrangement of topics due to guest speakers' schedules. Please take partiuclar note of response paper assignments.

Wk	Date	Topic	Required Reading
1	20-Aug	Introduction to the Course	Haddow and Bullock, Chapter 1; HDR 1,2,3
2	27-Aug	History of Disaster Policy	Rubin Chapters 1-5 ; Haddow and Bullock Chapter 2 HDR 5	Rebecca D’Angelo James Kribs Derrick Remer
3	3-Sep	The Disaster Cycle: Mitigation	Haddow and Bullock Chapter 3 Birkland, Thomas A., Raymond J. Burby, David Conrad, Hanna Cortner, and William K. Michener. 2003. River Ecology and Flood Hazard Mitigation. Natural Hazards Review 4 (1):46-54. [pdf] Beatley, Timothy. 1989. "Towards a Moral Philosophy of Natural Disaster Mitigation." International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 7 (1):5-32. Burby, Raymond J., Timothy Beatley, Philip R. Berke, Robert E. Deyle, Steven P. French, David Godschalk, Edward J. Kaiser, Jack D. Kartez, Peter J. May, Robert Olshansky, Robert G. Paterson, and Rutherford H. Platt. 1999. "Unleashing the power of planning to create disaster-resistant communities." Journal of the American Planning Association 65:247-258. [pdf] Burby, Raymond J., and Peter J. May. 1998. Intergovernmental environmental planning: addressing the commitment conundrum. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 41 (1):95-111. [pdf]	Nick Copare Bess Tyner Rebecca D’Angelo
4	10-Sep	The Disaster Cycle: Preparedness	Haddow and Bullock, Chapter 6 Birkland, Thomas, and Sarah Waterman. 2008. "Is Federalism the Reason for Policy Failure in Hurricane Katrina?" Publius 38 (4):692-714. [pdf] Ginter, Peter M. W., Jack Duncan, Lisa C. McCormick, Andrew C. Rucks, Martha S. Wingate, and Maziar Abdolrasulnia. 2006. "Effective Response to Large-Scale Disasters: The Need for High-reliability Preparedness Networks." International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 24 (3):331-49. [pdf] Kapucu, Naim. 2008. "Collaborative emergency management: better community organising, better public preparedness and response." Disasters 32 (2):239-62. [pdf]
5	17-Sep	The Disaster Cycle: Response	Haddow and Bullock Chapter 4; HDR 10, 11, 12, 13	Rich D’Angelo Gary Lazorick Dan Sargent
6	24-Sep	Policy Shortcomings and Solutions In the disaster cycle	Cooper and Block (whole book) Haddow and Bullock: "Katrina: A Case Study." Waugh, William L., Jr. 2006. The Political Costs of Failure in the Katrina and Rita Disasters. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604 (1):10-25. [pdf] Rubin Chapter 6 (Harrald), 7 (Gall & Cutter) Burby, Raymond J. 2006. Hurricane Katrina and the Paradoxes of Government Disaster Policy: Bringing About Wise Governmental Decisions for Hazardous Areas. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604 (1):171-191. [pdf]	Christopher Jones Richard D’Angelo
7	1-Oct	The Politics of Disaster Policy	Read the Stafford Act at this link http://www.fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm Skim the National Response Framework at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf. Also skim other documents available at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/ Rubin, Chapters 1-5; Haddow and Bullock Chapter 1; HDR 20, 32 Birkland, Thomas A. 1998. Focusing Events, Mobilization, and Agenda Setting. Journal of Public Policy. 18 (3):53-74. [pdf] Olson, Richard Stuart. 2000. "Toward a Politics of Disaster: Losses, Values, Agendas, and Blame." International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 18:265-287. [pdf] Prater, Carla S., and Michael K. Lindell. 2000. "Politics of Hazard Mitigation." Natural Hazards Review 1:73-82. [pdf]	Derrick Remer Leta Huntsinger
8	8-Oct	Fall Break--No class	Fall Break--No class
9	15-Oct	The Disaster Cycle: Recovery	HDR 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Stephens, Hugh W., and George O. Grant. 2001. "A New Use for an Old Model: Continuity of Government as a Framework for Local Emergency Managers." In Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management, ed. A. Farazmand. New York: Marcel Dekker. [pdf] Campanella, Thomas J. 2006. "Urban Resilience and the Recovery of New Orleans." Journal of the American Planning Association 72 (2):141-6. [pdf]	Kristy Perry Dan Sargent
10	22-Oct	Community vulnerability and resilience	Cutter, Susan L., and Christopher T. Emrich. 2006. Moral Hazard, Social Catastrophe: The Changing Face of Vulnerability along the Hurricane Coasts. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604 (1):102-112. [pdf] Birkland, Thomas A., and Sarah Waterman. 2009. "The Politics and Policy Challenges of Disaster Resilience." In Resilience Engineering Perspectives. Volume 2: Preparation and Restoration, ed. C. P. Nemeth, E. Hollnagel and S. Dekker. Aldershot; Burlington, VT: Ashgate. [pdf] Kendra, James M., and Tricia Wachtendorf. 2003. "Elements of Resilience After the World Trade Center Disaster: Reconstituting New York City's Emergency Operations Centre." Disasters 27 (1):37-53. [pdf] Applegate, David. 2008. "Challenges to building a disaster-resilient nation." Science News, 32-[pdf]	Leta Huntsinger Christopher Jones Tim Lipka
11	29-Oct	Terrorism as a Hazard	Haddow and Bullock Chapter 9; HDR 22, 23 Rubin, Claire. 2004. Emergency Management in the 21st Century: Dealing with Al Qaeda, Tom Ridge, and Julie Gerberding. Boulder: Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado. Internet: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/publications/wp/wp108/wp108.html Birkland, Thomas A. 2009. "Disasters, Catastrophes, and Policy Failure in the Homeland Security Era." Review of Policy Research 26 (4):423-38. [pdf]	Nick Copare Gary Lazorick Tim Lipka
12	5-Nov	No class	No class--Tom Birkland at the APPAM meeting in Washington.
13	12-Nov	Managerial Challenges: The News Media, Disaster Myths and the Homeland Security Era	Haddow and Bullock Chapter 7, 10; HDR 24, 25; Rubin Chapter 8 Quarantelli, E.L. 2007. "The Myth and the Realities: Keeping the “Looting” Myth in Perspective." Natural Hazards Observer 31 (4):2-3. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2007/mar07/index.html Frailing, Kelly. 2007. "The Myth of a Disaster Myth: Potential Looting Should Be Part of Disaster Plans." Natural Hazards Observer 31 (4):3-4. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2007/mar07/index.htm Tierney, Kathleen, Christine Bevc, and Erica Kuligowski. 2006. "Metaphors Matter: Disaster Myths, Media Frames, and Their Consequences in Hurricane Katrina." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604 (1):57-81. [pdf] Barnes, Michael D., Carl L. Hanson, Len M. B. Novilla, Aaron T. Meacham, Emily McIntyre, and Brittany C. Erickson. 2008. "Analysis of Media Agenda Setting During and After Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response, and Disaster Policy." American Journal of Public Health 98 (4):604-10. [pdf]	Kristy Perry James Kribs Bess Tyner