RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Idealized Design, Systems Thinking, and 

and a Model for Outlier Innovation, by Dr. Russell Ackoff

                                  

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1.  Books, Magazine Articles

       a.  Lost and Turned Out.  Preparing Under-served Communities for Disasters.  2012. 
                      Vincent Davis.
             

          b.  The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go  Wrong.
                         November 11, 2014.  by Judith Rodin
 
           c.  Emergency Management Magazine.  Summer Edition 2015
                      https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0NVIwv6dTipNkF3ODRaMUdhMXc/view?usp=sharing
     

2.    United Nations

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development.  http://www.unisdr.org/archive/33682?utm_source=unisdrcomms&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UNISDR+welcomes+post-2015+proposal+on+resilient+cities
• Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations.  Roles, Mandates, Results of Key UN Entities.  http://www.unisdr.org/files/32918_drrintheun2013.pdf

• WHO.  Emergency Response Framework
•    http://www.who.int/hac/about/erf_.pdf   
• Sustainable Development Goals 
• https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals   
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
• http://www.unisdr.org/files/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf  

3.    Center for Disease Control (CDS)

• Emerging Infectious Diseases.   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/ac-1905_article.htm?s_cid=eid-gDev-email

 

4.    HHS.gov      U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

•  a.  Ready for Anything: A Disaster Planning Manual for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs

             

Across the country, thousands each year are affected by large-scale disasters, from wildfires to floods to hurricanes. Disasters can also occur on a smaller scale, caused by everyday events such as power outages, kitchen fires, or burst water mains.

While most disasters are impossible to predict, you can plan for them and reduce disruptions in your services to youth and families.

                              URL:     http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/tools/publications

• b.  Website:     Preparedness and Emergency Management.                                                                URL:      http://www.phe.gov/emergency/pages/default.asp

5.  USAID

• Partnering with USAID:  A Guide for Companies. https://www.usaid.gov/partner-with-us/get-grant-or-contract/trainings-how-work-usaid

6.  U.S. Department of State.

• Bureau of International Information Programs

1. 'Global Water Issues'.  2011.    http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/30145/publications-english/Global_Water_Issues.pdf

7.  DHS

• FEMA
• WATCH GUIDE.  FEMA P-1001/January 2014  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0NVIwv6dTipRmhic3VtN1NBdFE/edit?usp=sharing   

8.  How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.  
       https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0NVIwv6dTipek16TmxIN29fM2M/view?usp=sharing

        https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0NVIwv6dTipek16TmxIN29fM2M/view?usp=sharing


9.  DHS\FEMA.   
       Significant Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs).
        NOTE:  FOIA requests submitted to DHS\FEMA 

                                 1.      American Red Cross.  October 2010. 

                                                            Click to access Online PDF File access

                                 2.      NAACP.  December 2, 2013

                                                           Click to access Online PDF File access

                                 3.      IBW (Institute of Black World).  September 2014

                                                           Click to access Online PDF File access

                                 4.      Operation Hope.  September 2015

                                                          Click to access Online PDF File access

                               Outstanding 

1.                                                                IAEM.  Request submitted December 2016.

FYI.....

•  2013.  BEMA Participation Conferences, Summit

1. Kuwait Oil & Gas.  Crisis & Risk Management Summit. March 24-27, 2013.  Location:  Kuwait.  

                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68pi3OxU1qE

• Emergency Management Magazine.  July 2015  Article 1

https://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Changing-of-the-Guard.html

• Emergency Management Magazine.  July 2015   Article 2

https://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Sharpening-the-Narrative.html

• 2017 CariNation TV -  Hurricane Response & Recovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6oXlwr3pF4&feature=em-subs_digest