Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience, 2nd Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Appreciation is expressed to several organizations and individuals that have helped significantly in the development of Disaster Response and Recovery. Although I alone am responsible for the content of this book, I am indebted first and foremost to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a grant that made much of the research for this text possible. Gratitude is also conveyed to Wayne Blanchard, the former FEMA Higher Education Program Manager, for his ideas and insight regarding the theoretical and practical nature of postdisaster emergency management operations.

Special recognition is also warranted for the contributions of Siddik Ekici, Sarah Mathis, and Kristina Cramb, three graduate students in the Department of Public Administration at the University of North Texas. These dedicated research assistants eagerly assembled additional information and materials that were omitted during the initial literature review search. They also provided helpful case studies and worked on the extensive bibliography for this book.

I am also thankful for the knowledge and expertise of several scholars and practitioners that provided useful recommendations on earlier drafts of the book. These reviewers included Danny Peterson (Arizona State University), Phil Politano (Onondaga Community College), James Richardson (San Antonio Community College), William L. Waugh Jr. (Georgia State University), Cherlyn Wilhelmsen (University of Idaho), and Stacy Lynn Willet (University of Akron). ...