1. NPHS 1510 Federal and International
Course Project

2. Course Project Objectives
Explore leading edge concepts of preparedness
Develop critical thinking
Analysis
Modeling

3. Course Project Key Resources The Unthinkable, Amanda Ripley
Google Books
Megacommunities
Bibliography
Attached file

4. Course Project Background
FEMA is in the process of rethinking its approach to fostering preparedness for communities.
Since the US is a federation of states, federal agencies have no authority to dictate actions to communities.
Disasters always have a local impact.
FEMA is not a response agency
FEMA is encouraging communities to be “resilient”.

5. Course Project
Task
Write a position paper that explores the concept of resilience for communities.
Example issues to be codified are:
What is community resilience?
What are the factors of resilience?
How do we measure resilience?
Is resilience the same for all community types?
How does community resilience different from personal resilience, family resilience, business resilience, etc.?
How do we improve resilience?
Who is responsible for resilience?
How do we foster resilience?
Can I build a model of resilience?
How might social networks and social network tools support resilience?

6. Course Project Deliverables Paper Due Bibliography
20 pages, single spaced, 12 point font.
Presentation
Due
Last day of term
Bibliography
Create a bibliography of your research that adds to the bibliography supplied.