CHAPTER 1 GURGAON DISTRICT PROFILE 1. Introduction The primary requirement for making disaster management plan is the reliable and upto date information about topography and socio- economic and climatic conditions of this region. This will help in identifying the areas vulnerable to environmental and manmade hazards. This chapter deals with the information on geographical aspects of Gurgaon district‚ its area‚ population distribution‚ climatic condition‚ physiographic divisions as well as geology
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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Summary: Homeland Security’s head of community outreach‚ Jamie Johnson‚ has been under attack for some time now because of comments he made in the past. Previously‚ CNN filed a report about these quite disturbing comments he made about the black community and on men and women who practice Islam. In past radio broadcasting shows Johnson has made comments such as‚ “ Islam’s only contribution to society was oil and dead bodies‚” or that African American men and women have turned many American cities
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The Intelligence Process Between Homeland Security Intelligence And State and Local Law Enforcement The Intelligence Process Between Homeland Security Intelligence And State and Local Law Enforcement The attacks on September 11th significantly impacted our nation in a number of ways‚ none more so than national security‚ our current procedures‚ and our way forward. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the Department of Homeland Security as an executive department with the primary
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Emergency Management Policies Since 1979‚ the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the Federal Government’s lead agency in responding to and recovering from many of the Nation’s greatest moments of crisis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for‚ preventing‚ mitigating the effects of‚ responding to‚ and recovering from all domestic disasters‚ whether natural or man-made‚ including acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings
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Literature Review on Strategic Management with Emphasis on Porter’s Theories as Applied in Current Decision Making Abstract This review provides an overview of a few of the key topics that have defined the strategic management field since the later twentieth century. Strategic planning‚ strategic planning frameworks and strategy implementation issues are discussed both from a historical and modern perspective. Michael Porter’s frameworks and generic strategy provide an excellent backdrop
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What is disaster management? What are the various stages that it involves? The terminology may differ depending on where you are. In New Zealand‚ for example‚ you would be talking of the 4R’s‚ namely Readiness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Reduction. In other places‚ such as Indonesia‚ it could be as outlined in the graphic below: (Disaster management: click to enlarge) There are no standardized rules defining the different phases of the disaster management cycle. Different agencies use different cycles
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under The Department of Homeland Security I choose to research was the United States Secret Service. The USSS is a federal law enforcement agency that was operated under the US Department of Treasury before it was adopted by the department of Homeland Security. Many people‚ including myself up until now‚ just think that the Secret Service is the US Presidents personal guard. They have much more responsibility then that. Other then the President‚ they also provide security for past Presidents‚ Vice
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is known to have would be that of protecting the people. The Department of Homeland Security was established in response to the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil on September 11‚ 2001. This attack sparked the nation and caused fear among citizens as well as opening eyes of the government to how much stronger the security level had to be in the country. U.S. officials began to reconstruct the Office of Homeland Security once they recognized their shortcomings. Eleven days after‚ following the
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Homeland Security and Civil Liberties Extra Credit Report: Unit 17 December 13‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Questions Question One- What tensions exist between governmental power and civil liberties? Question Two- Use a metaphor to describe a zero-sum game of balancing governmental power‚ security‚ and individual’s rights. Question 3-How does the U.S. Patriot Act of 2001 and its renewal in 2006 increase executive authority. Question 4- Describe how the changes made the 2006 compromise
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