Title The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's infrastructure resilience guidelines : an initial assessment of implementation by federal agencies / Melissa L. Finucane, Noreen Clancy, Henry H. Willis, Debra Knopman

Published Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 57 pages) Contents Introduction -- How the infrastructure resilience guidelines have been implemented -- Lessons learned from implementing the infrastructure resilience guidelines -- Applying the infrastructure resilience guidelines to nonrecovery environments -- Findings and conclusions -- Appendix A. Semistructured interview protocol -- Appendix B. Detailed methods -- Appendix C. Sample grantees Summary In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States, devastating communities across the region. This disaster motivated the federal government to examine how it might improve community and infrastructure resilience so that communities are better prepared for existing and future threats, including those exacerbated by climate change. To ensure that federal agencies incorporate key principles of resilience into their formulation, evaluation, and prioritization of infrastructure investments related to Sandy rebuilding, the Presidential Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force developed its Infrastructure Resilience Guidelines in the spring and summer of 2013. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Interagency Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Recovery and Mitigation, the RAND Corporation conducted an initial assessment of federal agencies' implementation of the guidelines. The main goal of this study was to identify the lessons learned from the opportunities and challenges encountered when implementing the guidelines. Researchers conducted semistructured interviews of 67 individuals employed by federal, state, and local government agencies and departments and nongovernmental organizations. An analysis of the interview notes and other documents provided information on different approaches to implementing the guidelines, the opportunities or challenges encountered during implementation, and whether the guidelines would be feasible to implement in nonrecovery environments. Overall, the guidelines were viewed as reflecting worthy resiliency principles that merit broader pursuit--and not just in a disaster recovery context Notes "Prepared for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." "RR-841-DHS"--Page 4 of cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-57) Notes English Print version record Subject United States Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Hurricane Sandy, 2012. Disaster relief -- Government policy -- United States Risk management. Cyclonic Storms Relief Work Government Programs Risk Management Guidelines as Topic risk management. NATURE -- Natural Disasters. Risk management Disaster relief -- Government policy United States United States Form Electronic book Author Clancy, Noreen, author. Willis, Henry H., author. Knopman, Debra S., author ISBN 9780833089366 0833089366

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