Pivots—a bottom-up approach to enhance resilience
dc.contributor.advisor | Nieto-Gomez, Rodrigo | |
dc.contributor.author | Ibarra, Vladimir A. | |
dc.date | Dec-15 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-17T18:39:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-17T18:39:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/47965 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/pivotsbottomuppp1094547965 | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. | en_US |
dc.title | Pivots—a bottom-up approach to enhance resilience | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Halladay, Carolyn | |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs | |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs | en_US |
dc.subject.author | PPD-8 | en_US |
dc.subject.author | whole community approach | en_US |
dc.subject.author | resilience | en_US |
dc.subject.author | game theory | en_US |
dc.subject.author | community asset mapping | en_US |
dc.subject.author | scenario planning | en_US |
dc.subject.author | social network analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.author | preparedness | en_US |
dc.subject.author | mitigation | en_US |
dc.subject.author | recovery | en_US |
dc.subject.author | small business entrepreneurs | en_US |
dc.subject.author | incubator | en_US |
dc.subject.author | holistic | en_US |
dc.subject.author | startup | en_US |
dc.subject.author | economic recovery | en_US |
dc.subject.author | contingency planning | en_US |
dc.subject.author | wrap around services | en_US |
dc.subject.author | hybrid | en_US |
dc.description.service | Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Providence, Rhode Island | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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