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Paul C. Light

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Paul C. Light was a GOVERNING contributor.  He is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University and founding principal investigator of the Organizational Performance Initiative.

To prepare for the future, states need to shape the future to their advantage.
Most Americans continue to deny the possibility that anything bad will happen in their communities, but state and local governments need to prepare for future catastrophes.