Institutional development and scale matching in disaster response management

Baker, D. W.; Refsgaard, Karen

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.01.007

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“…To date relatively little explicit attention has been paid to scale matching within the disaster and fire resilience literatures (see Baker and Refsgaard 2007, Birkmann and von Teichman 2010, and Ager et al 2015 for exceptions). However, these concerns are clearly germane to questions of wildfire management.…”

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Re-envisioning community-wildfire relations in the U.S. West as adaptive governance

Abrams¹,

Knapp²,

Paveglio³

et al. 2015

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ABSTRACT. Prompted by a series of increasingly destructive, expensive, and highly visible wildfire crises in human communities across the globe, a robust body of scholarship has emerged to theorize, conceptualize, and measure community-level resilience to wildfires. To date, however, insufficient consideration has been given to wildfire resilience as a process of adaptive governance mediated by institutions at multiple scales. Here we explore the possibilities for addressing this gap through an analysis of wildfire resilience among wildland-urban interface communities in the western region of the United States. We re-engage important but overlooked components of social-ecological system resilience by situating rural communities within their state-to national-level institutional contexts; we then analyze two communities in Nevada and New Mexico in terms of their institutional settings and responses to recent wildfire events. We frame our analysis around the concepts of scale matching, linking within and across scales, and institutional flexibility.

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Section: Scale Matchingmentioning

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Re-envisioning community-wildfire relations in the U.S. West as adaptive governance

Abrams¹,

Knapp²,

Paveglio³

et al. 2015

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“…In addition, research has indicated that the decentralized and flexible structure of these local social networks allowed them to respond quickly-and that a centralized, rigid emergency response takes longer to mobilize and can delay the distribution of needed resources, ultimately reducing community resiliency (Baker & Refsgaard, 2007).…”

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Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

Chandra¹,

Acosta²,

Howard³

et al. 2011

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“…Only one of the ten empirical articles examined social connectedness pre-and post-disaster to determine changes in structure and composition, and how social connections were used during and after the disaster (Hurlbert et al, 2000). Four articles relied on case study methodology to describe the role of social relationships during disaster response and recovery (Aghabakhshi & Gregor, 2007;Baker & Refsgaard, 2007;Murphy, 2007;Schellong, 2007). And the final six articles presented critical analyses or theoretical models based on literature review and summary (Allenby & Fink, 2005;Dynes, 2006;Lahad, 2005;Magsino, 2009;Reissman et al, 2005;Varda et al, 2009).…”

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“…In order for this to happen, emergency planners need to involve local community members in response planning to determine what social networks exist and how to activate them during a disaster (Lahad, 2005). Planners should also be aware of existing social routines in the community and prioritize efforts to reinforce and restore these routines; such efforts have been shown to increase community resilience (Baker & Refsgaard, 2007). For example, planners should think in family, rather than individual units, and plan accordingly so that shelters, evaluation plans, and even public assistance can be given to the family unit (Dynes, 2006 (Haines et al, 1996).…”

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Understanding Community Resilience in the Context of National Health Security: A Literature Review

Chandra¹,

Acosta²,

Meredith³

et al. 2010

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INTRODUCTIONBuilding community resilience, or the capability to rebound from a disaster (Pfefferbaum et al., 2005), is a cornerstone of national health security. Recent regional meetings with stakeholders to develop the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) revealed that questions remain unanswered as to how to develop and measure a community's resilience in the face of manmade and natural threats. To date, we have many theoretical models articulating factors that contribute to community resilience Pfefferbaum et al., 2007;Pfefferbaum et al., 2008) such as community cohesion and the ability to marshal resources quickly, but we have less empirical evidence about what constitutes the integral components of resiliency. Despite a limited evidence base, enhanced resilience is considered critical to mitigating vulnerabilities, reducing negative health consequences, and rapidly restoring community functioning. According to the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-21 (HSPD-21), resilience is essential to limiting the need for prolonged assistance post disaster. In order to improve resilience, Bruneau (2003) argues that communities must build capabilities that are characterized by robustness (the ability to withstand stress), redundancy (resource diversity), and rapidity (the ability to mobilize resources quickly). These efforts ensure that communities (and especially those with resource poor neighborhoods) will have the ability during an event to respond quickly, even when critical parts of the community are severely impacted, and to return to normal functioning with little delay.Despite an understanding that community resilience is critical, the stakeholders responsible for ensuring national health security (both government and non-governmental organizations) do not have a working definition or a clear understanding of how to measure resilience for health security. Further, we have limited information about key strategies to enhance resilience. This literature review synthesizes the existing evidence base on resilience to identify drivers for health-related emergency planning. The review lays a foundation for upcoming analyses that will provide a working definition of community resilience, identify activities for building resilience, and offer associated metrics. These activities and metrics will be integrated into the NHSS implementation plan. (BENS 2009;SERRI/CARRI 2009), far less is understood about community resilience in the context of national health security (National health security is achieved when the Nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, respond effectively to, and able to recover from incidents with potentially negative health consequences). Further, many of the articles and reports are based on theoretical and somewhat complicated frameworks with less attention to core components that can be operationalized for action. Given the focus of the NHSS on strengthening resilience over the next four years, it is essential to consider the core components of resilience that may contribute ...

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Institutional development and scale matching in disaster response management

Cited by 79 publications

References 12 publications

Re-envisioning community-wildfire relations in the U.S. West as adaptive governance

Re-envisioning community-wildfire relations in the U.S. West as adaptive governance

Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

Understanding Community Resilience in the Context of National Health Security: A Literature Review

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