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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Public Policy
Forum Notes: Emergency Management, Hr Adaptation Forum
Forum Notes: Emergency Management, Hr Adaptation Forum
November 16, 2012: Best Practices for Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Flooding
No abstract provided.
Climate Change Up Close And Personal: Impacts On Hampton Roads Region, Russell De Young
Climate Change Up Close And Personal: Impacts On Hampton Roads Region, Russell De Young
November 16, 2012: Best Practices for Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Flooding
No abstract provided.
Adaptation Practices And Lessons Learned, Molly Mitchell
Adaptation Practices And Lessons Learned, Molly Mitchell
November 16, 2012: Best Practices for Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Flooding
No abstract provided.
Forum Notes: Infrastructure And Utilities Breakout, Hr Adaptation Forum
Forum Notes: Infrastructure And Utilities Breakout, Hr Adaptation Forum
November 16, 2012: Best Practices for Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Flooding
No abstract provided.
Forum Notes: Land Use And Planning Breakout Group, Hr Adaptation Forum
Forum Notes: Land Use And Planning Breakout Group, Hr Adaptation Forum
November 16, 2012: Best Practices for Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Flooding
No abstract provided.
Effective Popular Financial Reports: The Citizen Perspective, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Meagan M. Jordan
Effective Popular Financial Reports: The Citizen Perspective, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Meagan M. Jordan
School of Public Service Faculty Publications
The article presents a study that investigates the views of citizens on the efficiency of financial reports in the U.S. Researchers did a survey to discern the perspectives of respondents about the effectiveness of the said reports in informing other individuals about government finances. Moreover, results reveal that 80% of respondents believed that the reports are effective. [Associates Programs Source, EbscoHost database]
Identifying Factors That Influence Terrorist Decisions And Target Selection, Barry C. Ezell, Joshua Behr, Andrew Collins
Identifying Factors That Influence Terrorist Decisions And Target Selection, Barry C. Ezell, Joshua Behr, Andrew Collins
VMASC Publications
Currently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) elicits probabilistic judgements from the intelligence community on actions terrorists may take to attack the continental U.S. For example, how likely is the adversary to choose agent 'x' over 'y' or target 'a' over target 'b'? Eliciting these types of judgements is difficult and time consuming. The National Academies and others have suggested that a better approach may be to elicit information on adversary's preferences, perceptions, and capabilities and use this information to calculate probabilities of interest to DHS. Some terrorist groups are thinking about using weapons of mass destruction (WMD), each …