Examining the Impacts of Local Governments in Disasters
by
Christopher L. Atkinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling under the immense weight of the flood on a personal and community level, government, civic groups, and citizens began to immediately assess and address the event’s impacts. Why did the...