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Discussing a shift in emergency management to ensure that all residents of an area are considered during planning and included in response and recovery activities.
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The concept of “inclusive emergency management” has been evolving in the United States and today is still a work in progress. It ranges in the way it is applied from region to region, state to state, and even at many different local levels. Much of the variance, it seems, is a result of the level of awareness by the lead governing authority, and even where in the organizational structure, the Office of Emergency Management sits within a jurisdiction. Ultimately there have emerged several factors that need to exist to enable the maximum benefit of the inclusive approach. These include, as mentioned, the political awareness to support it, the commitment of resources and funds,...
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Tuneberg, S., Davis, E., Binder, B. (2017). Inclusive Emergency Management. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2896-1
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