Managing disasters through public-private partnerships [electronic resource] / Ami J. Abou-bakr.

9781589019515 (electronic bk.)
9781589019508 (pbk.)

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2013.

English

1 online resource (xiv, 227 p.)

HV555.U6 A53 2013eb

363.34/80973

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, generated a great deal of discussion in public policy and disaster management circles about the importance of increasing national resilience to rebound from catastrophic events. Since the majority of physical and virtual networks that the United States relies upon are owned and operated by the private sector, a consensus has emerged that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a crucial aspect of an effective resilience strategy.

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