Disasters and Development: Investigating an Integrated Framework

Chapter
First Online:
Part of the Environmental Hazards book series (ENHA)

Abstract

Disaster management and economic development have become two major public policies for many developed and developing countries in recent years. To achieve goals of economic development, policymakers and public managers have to design different development policies and programs to seek opportunities for business formation and industry development and to address problems of economic cycles and recessions and consequences of the special financial crisis. While focusing on development goals, the leaders in these countries have to adjust their policies priorities and rearrange valuable resources to deal with occurrences and challenges of a variety of natural, man-made, and technological disasters, which are directly or indirectly related to economic development. For example, the four hurricanes that damaged portions of Florida in 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the earthquake and resultant tsunami and nuclear power plant accident that struck Japan in 2011, the China’s Sichuan earthquake in 2008 (Wenchuan) and again in 2013 (Ya’an) provide unfortunate reminders of the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters. These unfortunate events, like many others, illustrate how disasters impact individuals and communities and affected social-technical systems and economic functions and community lives.

Disaster management Disaster resilience Sustainable development Disaster recovery Disasters 
This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.

References

  1. Ahrens, J., & Rudolph, P. M. (2006). The importance of governance in risk reduction and disaster management. Journal of Contingencies & Crisis Management, 14(4), 207–220.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  2. Alabaster, O. (2011) Earthquake response plan vital: U.N. disaster risk expert. The Daily Star, October 24. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-24/152026-earthquake-response-plan-vital-un-disaster-risk-expert.ashx#ixzz1s K7h10Mg. Accessed 17 April 2012.
  3. Alesch, D. J., Holly, J. N., Mittler, E., & Nagy, R. (2001). Organizations at risk: What happens when small businesses and not-for-profits encounter natural disasters. Fairfax: Public Entity Risk Institute.Google Scholar
  4. Alexander, D. (1997). Study of natural disasters, 1977–1997: Some reflections on a changing field of knowledge. Disasters, 21(4), 284–304.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  5. Ansell, C., & Gash, A. (2008). Collaborative governance in theory and practice. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 18(4), 543–571.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  6. Bankoff, G., Frerks, G., & Hilhorst, D. (Eds.). (2004). Mapping vulnerability: Disasters, development, and people. London: Earthscan.Google Scholar
  7. Berke, P. R. (1995). Natural hazard reduction and sustainable development: A global assessment. Journal of Planning Literature, 9(4), 370–382.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  8. Berke, P. R., Kartez, J., & Wenger, D. (1993). Recovery after disaster: Achieving sustainable development. Disasters, 17(2), 93–108.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  9. Berkes, F. (2007). Understanding uncertainty and reducing vulnerability: Lessons from resilience thinking. Natural Hazards, 41(2), 283–295.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  10. Berkebile, R., & Hardy, S. (2010). Moving beyond recovery: Sustainability in rural America. National Civic Review, 99(3), 36–40.Google Scholar
  11. Birkland, T. A. (1998). Focusing events, mobilization, and agenda setting. Journal of Public Policy, 18(1), 53–74.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  12. Blakely, E. J., & Leigh, N. G. (2010). Planning local economic development: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage.Google Scholar
  13. Boin, A., Comfort, L. C., & Demchak, C. C. (2010). The rise of resilience. In L. C. Comfort, A. Boin, C., & C. Demchak (Eds.), Designing resilience: Preparing for extreme events (1–12). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.Google Scholar
  14. Bruneau, M., Chang, S., Eguichi, R. T., Lee, G. C., OʼRourke, T. D., Reinhorn, A. M., & von Winterfeldt, D. (2003). A framework to quantitatively assess and enhance the seismic resilience of communities. Earthquake Spectra, 19(4), 733–752. doi:10.1193/1.1623497.Google Scholar
  15. Bryson, J. M., Crosby, B. C., & Stone, M. M. (2006). The design and implementation of cross-sector collaborations: Propositions from literature. Public Administration Review, 66(S1), 44–55 (Special Issue).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  16. Chang, S. (1984). Do disaster areas benefit from disasters? Growth and Change, 15(4), 24–31.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  17. Collins, A. E. (2009). Disaster and development. London: Routledge.Google Scholar
  18. Cuny, F. C. (1983). Disasters and development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
  19. Edwards, F. (2013). All hazards, whole community, creating resiliency. In N. Kapucu, C. Hawkins, & F. Rivera (Eds.), Disaster resiliency: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 21–47). New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  20. Eikenberry, A. M., Arroyave, V., & Cooper, T. (2007). Administrative failure and the international NGO response to hurricane Katrina. Special Issue. Public Administration Review, 67, 160–170.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  21. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (2000). Planning for a sustainable future: The link between hazard mitigation and livability. http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1541. Accessed 10 Aug 2012.
  22. Fordham, M. (2006). Disaster and development research and practice: A necessary eclecticism? In H. Rodriguez, E. L. Quarantelli, & R. R. Dynes (Eds.), Handbook of disaster research. New York: Springer.Google Scholar
  23. Gazley, B. (2013). Building collaborative capacity for collaborative capacity. In N. Kapucu, C. Hawkins, & F. Rivera (Eds.), Disaster resiliency: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 84–98). New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  24. Godschalk, D. R., Beatley, T., Berke, P., Brower, D. J., & Kaiser, E. J. (1999). Natural hazard mitigation: Recasting disaster policy and planning. Washington D.C: Island Press.Google Scholar
  25. Gray, B. (2007). The process of partnership construction: Anticipating obstacles and enhancing the likelihood of successful partnerships for sustainable development. In P. Glasbergen, F. Biermann, & A. P. J. Mol (Eds.), Partnerships, governance and sustainable development: Reflections on theory and practice (pp. 29–48). Northampton: Edward Elgar.Google Scholar
  26. Greenwood, D. T., & Holt, R. P. F. (2010). Local economic development in the 21st century: Quality of life and sustainability. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.Google Scholar
  27. Ingram, J. C., Franco, G., Rumbaitis-del Rio, C., & Khazai, B. (2006). Post-disaster recovery dilemmas: Challenges in balancing short-term and long-term needs for vulnerability reduction. Environmental Science and Policy, 9(7–8), 607–613.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  28. IUCN/UNEP/WWF. (1991). Caring for the earth: A strategy for sustainable living. Gland, Switzerland.Google Scholar
  29. Kapucu, N. (2007). Non-profit response to catastrophic disasters. Disaster Prevention and Management, 16(4), 551–561.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  30. Kapucu, N., & Ozerdem, A. (2012). Managing emergencies and crises. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.Google Scholar
  31. Kapucu, N., Hawkins, C., & Rivera, F. (Eds.). (2013). Disaster resiliency: Interdisciplinary perspectives. New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  32. Kasemir, B., Jager, J., Jaeger, C. C., & Gardner, M. T. (2003). Public participation in sustainability science: A handbook. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
  33. Kendra, J., & Wachtendorf, T. (2006). Community innovations and disasters. In H. Rodriguez, E. L. Quarantelli, & R. R. Dynes (Eds.), Handbook of disaster research (pp. 316–334). New York: Springer.Google Scholar
  34. Kusenbach, M., & Christmann, G. (2013). Understanding hurricane vulnerability: Lessons from mobile home communities. In N. Kapucu, C. Hawkins, & F. Rivera (Eds.), Disaster resiliency: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 61–83). New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  35. Kweit, M. G., & Kweit, R. W. (2004). Citizen participation and citizen evaluation in disaster recovery. American Review of Public Administration, 34(4), 354–373.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  36. Lindell, M. K., Alesch, D., Bolton, P. A., Greene, M. R., Larson, L. A., Lopes, R., May, P. J., Mulilis, J.-P., Nathe, S., Nigg, J. M., Palm, R., Pate, P., Perry, R. W., Pine, J., Tubbesing, S. K., & Whitney, D. J. (1997). Adoption and implantation of hazard adjustments. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 15, 327–453 (Special Issue).Google Scholar
  37. Manyena S. B. (2012). Disaster and development paradigms: Too close for comfort? Development Policy Review, 30(3), 327–345.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  38. May, P. (2013). Public risk and disaster resilience: Rethinking public and private sector roles. In N. Kapucu, C. Hawkins, & F. Rivera (Eds.), Disaster resiliency: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 126–145). New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  39. McEntire, D. A. (2004). Development, disasters and vulnerability: A discussion of divergent theories and the need for their integration. Disaster Prevention and Management, 13(3), 193–198.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  40. McEntire, D. A., Fuller, C., Johnston, C. W., & Weber, R. (2002). A comparison of disaster paradigms: The search for a holistic policy guide. Public Administration Review, 62(3), 267–281.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  41. Mileti, D. S. (1999). Disasters by design: A reassessment of natural hazards in the United States. Washington, D.C: Joseph Henry Press.Google Scholar
  42. Miller, D. M. S., & Rivera, J. D. (Eds.). (2011). Community disaster recovery and resiliency: Exploring global opportunities and challenges. Boca Raton: CRC Press.Google Scholar
  43. Norris, F. H., Stevens, S. P., Pfefferbaum, B., Wyche, K. F., & Pfefferbaum, R. L. (2008). Community resilience as a metaphor, theory, set of capacities and strategy for disaster readiness. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41(1–2), 127–150. doi:10.1007/s10464-007-9156-6.Google Scholar
  44. Ott, J., & Dicke, L. (2012). The nature of the nonprofit sector. Boulder: Westview Press.Google Scholar
  45. Paterson, J. (2006). A note on georisk, sustainable development and law. AIP Conference Proceedings, 825(1), 67–78.Google Scholar
  46. Pelling, M. (Ed.). (2003). Natural disasters and development in a globalizing world. New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  47. Phillips, B. D., & Neal, M. D. (2007). Recovery. In W. L. Waugh, Jr. & K. Tierney (Eds.), Emergency management: Principles and practice for local government (2nd ed., pp. 207–233). Washington DC: ICMA.Google Scholar
  48. Reese, L. A. (2006). Economic versus natural disasters: If detroit had a hurricane …. Economic Development Quarterly, 20(3), 219–231.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  49. Sanker, S. & Herath, G. (2009). Macroeconomic management and sustainable development. In R. Shaw & R. R. Krishnamurthy (Eds.), Disaster management: Global challenges and local solutions (pp. 135–149). Hyderabad: Universities Press.Google Scholar
  50. Shreib, K., Norris, F. H., & Galea, S. (2010). Measuring capacities for community resilience. Social Indicators Research, 99(2), 227–247. doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9576-9.Google Scholar
  51. Simo, G., & Bies, A. (2007). The role of nonprofits in disaster response: An expanded model of cross-sector collaboration. Public Administration Review, 67(S1), 125–142.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  52. Skidmore, M., & Toya, H. (2002). Do natural disasters promote long-run growth? Economic Inquiry, 40, 664–687.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  53. Stenchion, P. (1997). Development and disaster management. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 12(3), 40–44.Google Scholar
  54. The National Academies. (2012). Disaster resilience: A national imperative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.Google Scholar
  55. Tran, P., Sonak, S., & Shaw, R. (2009). Disaster, environment and development: Opportunities for integration in Asia-Pacific region. In R. Shaw & R. R. Krishnamurthy (Eds.), Disaster management: Global challenges and local solutions (pp. 400–423). Hyderabad: Universities Press.Google Scholar
  56. United Nations (UN). (2013). The millennium development goals report. New York: UN.Google Scholar
  57. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (2004). Reducing disaster risk: A challenge for development-a global report. New York: United Nations.Google Scholar
  58. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). (2005). International day for disaster reduction, United Nation. http://www.unisdr.org/2005/campaign/2005-iddr.htm. Accessed 15 Feb 2012.
  59. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). (2012). Towards a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction. http://www.unisdr.org/files/25129_posthfaconsultationpaperfinal30.pdf. Accessed 15 Feb 2012.
  60. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). (2013). Synthesis report consultations on a post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction. Geneva, UN.Google Scholar
  61. Waugh, W. L. Jr., & Smith, B. R. (2006). Economic development and reconstruction on the Gulf after Katrina. Economic Development Quarterly, 20(3):211–218.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  62. Webb, G. R., Tierney, K. J., & Dahlhamer, J. M. (2002). Predicting long-term recovery from disasters: A comparison of the Loma Prieta earthquake and hurricane Andrew. Environmental Hazards, 4(1), 45–58.Google Scholar
  63. Wisner, B. (2003). Changes in capitalism and global shifts in the distribution of hazard and vulnerability. In M. Pelling (Ed.), Natural disasters and development in a globalizing world (pp. 43–56). New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
  64. Wisner, B., Blaikie, P., Cannon, T., & Davis, I. (2004). At risk: Natural hazards, peopleʼs vulnerability and disasters (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.Google Scholar
  65. World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). (1987). Our common future. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University of Central Florida (UCF)OrlandoUSA

Personalised recommendations