Environmental disasters are complex problems not only for the communities directly hit but also for areas that receive the people forced out of their homes. …
The practice of sewering (transporting with underground pipes) human excreta began in the mid-1800s and propelled the United States into the current wastewater paradigm. Water …
Disasters, Finances, Nutrients, and Climate Change: A Case for Waterless Sanitation Systems More
Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of a community’s success or failure in recovering or bouncing back from disasters. Jill Raycroft discusses …
Resilience is a term ubiquitously used to gauge how communities fare during and following disasters. Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of …
Tom Mackin proposes using system dynamics in a computer-aided approach to creating a maximally efficient patient triage and transport system during a mass casualty event. …
A collection of resources focused on the economic impacts of natural and other disasters. These impacts can be felt in a number of ways. “Capital …
Paul Jara discusses the complexity involved in activating DoD, DHS and National Guard resources in a multi-state disaster like COVID. While it has become commonplace …
How Should the National Guard Be Employed for The Next National Disaster? More
A collection of resources focused on disaster fatigue of first responders. Described by Fresno County Director of Behavioral Health Dawan Utecht, “Disaster fatigue is a …
Join CHDS for a continuing conversation about the challenges and emerging model practices for housing, sheltering, and congregate population management during the pandemic.
The issue features eleven essays which chronicle agency and jurisdictional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned thus far. The essays focus on how …
The Homeland Security Digital Library COVID-19 Resource Archive brings together documents from agencies and organizations that capture the environment, debates, and hard realities affecting governmental …
A weekly resource summary of COVID-19 information, policies, and emerging smart practices shared amongst the CHDS Community. From May 22, 2020 From May 15, 2020 …
CHDS Alumni Network: COVID-19 Information Sharing Summaries More
