The future of disaster management in the U.S. : rethinking legislation, policy, and finance / edited by Amy LePore.

Includes index.

The centralization of emergency management / Amy LePore -- Intents and outcomes for local businesses in post-disaster contracting under the Stafford Act / Christopher L. Atkinson -- Revising federal disaster management policy : establishing an officer in charge / Marc Landy and Jessica Goley -- Assisting individuals with access and functional needs : the intersection of disabilities, planning, and disaster policy / Melissa Pinke, Stacey Mann, and Elizabeth Todak -- Local recovery : how robust community rebound necessarily comes from the bottom up / Emily Chamlee-Wright, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, and Virgin Henry Storr -- Small businesses as a vulnerable population / Mark R. Landahl and Tonya T. Neaves -- Managing human capital in times of crisis : the role of employees in disaster management / Stacey C. Mann and Jonathan W. Gaddy -- Major disasters and private financing / Pete Vloedman -- Financial resiliency by local governments to natural disasters / Simon A. Andrew, Robert Bland, and Jesseca E. Short -- The effects of natural disasters on local government finance / Orkhan Ismayilov and Simon A. Andrew.