Governing focuses on how local governments throughout the country are using natural disasters as a way to get their infrastructure, personnel and budgets better prepared for the next.
Government Technology takes a look at how sharing-economy platforms like Airbnb and TaskRabbit are starting to play a role in helping communities respond to disasters.
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Emergency Management, meanwhile, follows Los Angeles as it prepares for the big earthquake, and examines efforts in New York City and New Orleans to learn to “live with water.”
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