Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Content Description

1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jeffrey D Straussman

Committee Members

Sue R Faerman, Ray Bromley

Keywords

Capacity development, Community development, Disaster risk management, India, International development, Urban development, Emergency management, Disasters, Earthquakes, Gujarat Earthquake, India, 2001

Subject Categories

Public Administration | Public Policy | Urban Studies and Planning

Abstract

The concept of capacity development is essential to the idea of governance and development. Over the decades, governments and development agencies have promoted capacity development programs. With the increasing number of disaster events and associated losses, there has been heightened attention given to governments' capacity to manage disasters. This is associated with a paradigm shift from reactive to proactive actions. Prevention requires capacity to understand, reduce, and manage risk. Nevertheless, a universally acceptable overarching framework of capacity development does not exist.

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