Panel: Perspectives on Emergency Management Response: Social Structures, City Planning and Religious Volunteerism
(Homeland Security and Emergency Management)

Saturday, April 8, 2017: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
Founders Hall Room 311 (George Mason University Schar School of Policy)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Organizers:  Henry Smart, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Panel Chairs:  Jared DeMello, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:  Andrea Morris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University


Examining the Recovery Plans after Hurricane Katrina Using the Theory of Good City Plan
Lorita Daniels, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



Effective Faith Based Organizations in Disasters: The Case of Mormon Helping Hands
Anne Zobell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



How the Managua Earthquake of 1972 Shifted Nicaragua's Social Structure for a Revolution
Rosa Krewson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University


This panel will examine the response and recovery periods following natural disasters. Different lenses can be used to examine the influence that natural disasters have on communities, government response, and volunteer organizations as they work to recover. This panel will examine three different natural disasters and analyze the effectiveness of the response efforts. This panel will also look at the long term effects of a natural disaster on the political environment.
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