Bound Volume Number
2
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2015
Capstone Advisor
Pete Wilcoxen, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
Honors Reader
Margaret Susan Thompson, Professor of History and Political Science
Capstone Major
Economics
Audio/Visual Component
no
Keywords
faith-based charity, disaster relief, climate change, natural disaster, resource allocation
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
yes
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Emergency and Disaster Management | Political Economy | Public Economics
Abstract
Due to the effects of climate change, natural disasters are beginning to occur more frequently and are causing greater destruction. The American disaster relief system currently relies on a nationally focused, top-down approach. As resources become more and more limited, it is expected that disaster relief fatigue will occur, required local communities to take a larger role in their disaster relief processes. Right now, major player in both local and national disaster relief are Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), who provide many crucial services before and after disasters
This paper develops an economic model of the rebuilding stage of disaster relief in order to examine the prioritization and resource allocation problems it faces. Through a series of case studies, the model is applied and used to point out a series of systems and methods by which local FBOs have, and might further be able to play larger and more significant roles in disaster relief.
Recommended Citation
Goldberg, Zach, "Faith-Based Organizations in Disaster Relief: Locally-Based Strategies for a Higher Demand Future" (2015). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 831.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/831
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