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Title: Choosing a Regional Resilience Partner: A comparative study of urban, suburban, and rural natural hazard preparedness conditions
Author: Danis, Christina
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Government policy, Area studies
Description: Whether urban, suburban, or rural or from different United States (US) geographic regions, communities expect public officials to guide them to better prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and recurring natural hazard threats. Natural hazar...

Title: FLOODED WITH COMPLEXITY: DO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND BUDGETARY FLEXIBILITY INFLUENCE NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS?
Author: Pope, JoEllen
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public administration
Description: ABSTRACTJOELLEN VICTORIA POPE. Flooded with complexity: Do organizational structures and budgetary flexibility influence natural disaster preparedness? (Under the direction of DR. SUZANNE M. LELAND)The number of natural disaster declarations in th...

Title: REGIONAL COUNCILS AND THE INFLUENCE OF STATE LAWS ON REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
Author: Whisman, Holly
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: Regional decision-making, in which multiple local governments seek to address concerns that affect communities across jurisdictional boundaries, has been approached by scholars from two opposing viewpoints. Some argue in favor of consolidated regi...

Title: THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE: A THREE-ARTICLE STUDY ON THE DECISION TO JOIN AND THE IMPACTS OF A CAP AND TRADE MARKET
Author: Jones, Brian
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Political science, Environmental economics
Description: This dissertation takes an interdisciplinary view of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon dioxide cap and trade market. Specifically, I analyze both the factors contributing to state participation within the Initiative and the mult...

Title: Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
Author: Duscha, Melissa
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Political science, Public administration
Description: This dissertation examines the question: Where are privatization’s cost savings? Current literature finds that government privatization does not result in overall cost savings. This is contrary to widely accepted business practices and market theo...