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100	1		_aCARUSON, Kiki _935997
245	1	0	_aDisaster vulnerabilities : _bhow strong a push toward regionalism and intergovernmental cooperation?
260			_aThousand Oaks, CA : _bSage Publications, _cSeptember 2008
520	3		_aIn 2004, the Government Accountability Office reported that in the context of homeland security and disaster management, regional organization is an effective way to improve intergovernmental cooperation and preparedness at the local level. In 2006, the Department of Homeland Security began including risk (vulnerability) calculations in its funding formulas and adopted a regional approach to the distribution of funds to major metropolitan areas. Despite regionalism's theoretical appeal and its popularity as an organizational structure, what makes regionalism work in the context of emergency management/homeland security has not been methodically examined at the first responder level. Our study of local governments in Florida empirically tests the relationship between perceived vulnerabilities (risks) and the effectiveness of regional emergency management organizational structures. We find that certain types of local vulnerabilities, such as population attributes and infrastructure, are more powerful promoters of proregionalism sentiments than others, most notably financial condition
700	1		_aMACMANUS, Susan A _935998
773	0	8	_tThe American Review of Public Administration _g38, 3, p. 286-306 _dThousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, September 2008 _xISSN 02750740 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c28027 _d28027
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