References:
-• Richard Sylves. (2020). Disaster Policy and Politics: Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Third Edition. Sage CQ Press.
ISBN: 978-1-5063-6868-9
• Nicolas A. Valcik and Paul E. Tracy. (2017). Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management (Second Edition). Routledge – Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
ISBN: 978-1-4987-8851-9
• Arjen Boin, Paul‘t Hart, Eric Stern, and Bengt Sundelius. (2017). The Politics of Crisis Management: public leadership under pressure (Second Edition). UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN-: 978-1-107-54425-3
Initial Post:
-Your post should be 250-400 words and no more than 500 words (+/-10%) and posted by Thursday.
-Please post earlier in the week if possible to allow your classmates time to respond.
-You must refer to the required readings and at least one additional scholarly or government reference document.
-Format your post and citations using APA citation style.
Prepare one post addressing the following questions. Responses should be limited to 500 words (+/- 10%). Ensure all references are cited.
-Summarize one of the disaster laws or policies and provide your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the policy.
-Summarize the Presidential declarations process including roles and responsibilities of the state and federal government.