Pivots—a bottom-up approach to enhance resilience
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Authors
Ibarra, Vladimir A.
Subjects
PPD-8
whole community approach
resilience
game theory
community asset mapping
scenario planning
social network analysis
preparedness
mitigation
recovery
small business entrepreneurs
incubator
holistic
startup
economic recovery
contingency planning
wrap around services
hybrid
whole community approach
resilience
game theory
community asset mapping
scenario planning
social network analysis
preparedness
mitigation
recovery
small business entrepreneurs
incubator
holistic
startup
economic recovery
contingency planning
wrap around services
hybrid
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Nieto-Gomez, Rodrigo
Date of Issue
2015-12
Date
Dec-15
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Homeland security is evolving. Past and current linear approaches to preparedness do not focus on improving the resilience of an area post-recovery. Most preparation efforts do not address or consider the high number of small business owners failing due to lack of planning, even though small businesses are sometimes as much as half of the economic life of any given area. To address these challenges, a holistic approach establishes multiple sectors of preparedness. This thesis explores the advantages of a wrap-around services model (similar to a business incubator) to provide entrepreneurs with tools and resources to withstand disaster. Case studies and best practices identify and inform models of preparedness, including community asset mapping, scenario planning, and social network analysis for capacity building within Anytown, USA, when facing natural or man-made disasters. This approach engages entrepreneurs and coordinates already existing models and resources into a cost-effective community asset, since every dollar spent on mitigation saves four dollars in the event of a disaster. Successful response models mobilize support for a more resilient nation, community by community.
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National Security Affairs
National Security Affairs
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