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Handbook of Disaster Research pp 521–549Cite as

Community Processes: Coordination

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Coordination of emergent community responses to disasters has challenged emergency managers especially in highly decentralized nations. Following a statement of theoretical context, five topics are assessed: 1) problem identification: fragmentation; 2) objects of study; 3) basic principles; 4) change agent strategies; and 5) future research agendas. Recent research indicates that community change agents have implemented numerous strategies that have increased resilience and reduced vulnerability. The analysis concludes that emergency managers must transcend the paradigm of community coordination toward a more active image of community change agents. This paradigm shift suggests several research agendas, including among others, documentation of coordination processes stemming from mitigation efforts and social adaptations to the enormous human consequences of climate change, impacts and limitations of information technologies, gender and vulnerable population issues.

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