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Papers by Richard Sylves

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

Public Administration Review, May 1, 1985

Public Administration Review, Sep 1, 1984

28. Ibid., p. 58. 29. Ibid., p. 59. 30. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak's... more 28. Ibid., p. 58. 29. Ibid., p. 59. 30. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak's Highly. . . ," op. cit., p. 18. 31. Musolf, op. cit., p. 60. 32. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Amtrak's Subsidy Needs. . . ," op. cit., pp. 31-32. 33. Musolf, op. cit., p. 60. 34. Congressional Budget Office, op. cit., p. 28. 35. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak Develop High-Speed....," op. cit., p. 21. 36. U.S. Department of Transportation, "Final Report to Congress on the Amtrak Route System" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979), DOT, p. 3-8. 37. Idem. 38. Congressional Budget Office, op. cit., p. 45. 39. Musolf, op. cit., p. 62. A significant example of such judgment

Publius, 1980

The political fallout produced by the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident of 1979 not ... more The political fallout produced by the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident of 1979 not only imperiled the health of an ailing U.S. nuclear industry, it also paralyzed a Carter administration nuclear licensing reform effort that would have furnished the states with new responsibilities. Stalled in House and Senate committees during the 1978 congressional session and planned for resubmission to Congress early in the 1979 session, the president's Nuclear Siting and Licensing Act (NSLA) called for an increased state role in the nuclear power plant licensing process. The measure also proposed streamlining many of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) procedures. This study reviews the fate of that beleaguered proposal and examines forces and events, the Three Mile Island accident foremost, which influenced federal-state nuclear power relations in 1979. As of January 31, 1979, 70 nuclear power plants were licensed to operate in the United States. Total generating capacity for these plants was about 50,000 megawatts and this represented 13 percent of the nation's electricity. At the same time, an additional 126 nuclear power plants were either under construction or planned. If completed, they would furnish an additional 140,000 megawatts of power.' Over half the U.S. population, and 78 of the 100 largest U.S. cities, are located within 50 miles of a licensed nuclear power plant.2 In early 1979, Americans were made painfully aware of their proximity to nuclear plants and they were forced to reconsider the previously discounted dangers of nuclear

International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Nov 1, 1991

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have promoted the Integrated Emergency ... more U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have promoted the Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS) since 1981. IEMS has many components intended to serve all levels of government in developing, maintaining, and managing an efficient and cost-effective emergency management capability. This study analyzes the implementation of IEMS, and based upon interviews, and primary and secondary source information, reports what U.S. local emergency managers think of FEMA's IEMS initiative and how far local governments have gone in adopting IEMS. The author concludes that a variety of factors, which are separate from the IEMS concept itself have impeded FEMA's ability to successfully promote local government implementation of the IEMS approach to emergency management, but that IEMS remains an important move away from narrow purpose, single hazard program orientations of the past, to a broader, functional, and multi-hazard method of emergency management.

Social Service Review, Sep 1, 2013

International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Aug 1, 1989

Routledge eBooks, Sep 8, 2017

Public Administration Review, May 1, 1994

... Again, the NAPA report best elucidates what is needed. There are many overlaps within the NAP... more ... Again, the NAPA report best elucidates what is needed. There are many overlaps within the NAPA, GAO, and Bowsher recommendations. ... NAPA, GAO, and Bowsher underscore the intergov-ernmental nature of America's disaster man-agement. ...

American Political Science Review, Sep 1, 1983

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

Journal of Emergency Management, Nov 1, 2005

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State and Local Government Review, Dec 1, 2007

Presidents’ decisions to approve or deny governor requests for declarations of major disaster ent... more Presidents’ decisions to approve or deny governor requests for declarations of major disaster entail judgments of both a political and managerial nature. Federal disaster relief “is based on the idea that federal aid is necessary to supplement state and local relief” (Garrett and Sobel 2003, 3). Declarations go out to states and only then to the counties affected by the dis aster or emergency in those states. A presidential declaration legitimizes the disaster for affected populations and is a major step in a state obtaining federal aid (Schneider 1995). Most declarations are for natural disasters. However, various human-caused calamities have warranted declarations, foremost among them the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center in 1993 and 2001 and the Pentagon in 2001, as well as the bombing of Oklahoma City’s Murrah Federal Offi ce Building in 1995. In August 2005, Pres. George W. Bush approved emergency declaration requests submitted by the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for Hurricane Katrina for pre-event mobilization and ensuing wind and fl ood devastation (Sylves 2006, 31). President Bush also encouraged governors of states that received evacuees who were displaced by the hurricane to seek presidential disaster declarations. This Presidential Disaster Declaration Decisions, 1953–2003: What Infl uences Odds of Approval?

Routledge eBooks, Jul 11, 2019

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

Public Administration Review, May 1, 1985

Public Administration Review, Sep 1, 1984

28. Ibid., p. 58. 29. Ibid., p. 59. 30. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak's... more 28. Ibid., p. 58. 29. Ibid., p. 59. 30. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak's Highly. . . ," op. cit., p. 18. 31. Musolf, op. cit., p. 60. 32. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Amtrak's Subsidy Needs. . . ," op. cit., pp. 31-32. 33. Musolf, op. cit., p. 60. 34. Congressional Budget Office, op. cit., p. 28. 35. U.S. General Accounting Office, "Should Amtrak Develop High-Speed....," op. cit., p. 21. 36. U.S. Department of Transportation, "Final Report to Congress on the Amtrak Route System" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979), DOT, p. 3-8. 37. Idem. 38. Congressional Budget Office, op. cit., p. 45. 39. Musolf, op. cit., p. 62. A significant example of such judgment

Publius, 1980

The political fallout produced by the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident of 1979 not ... more The political fallout produced by the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident of 1979 not only imperiled the health of an ailing U.S. nuclear industry, it also paralyzed a Carter administration nuclear licensing reform effort that would have furnished the states with new responsibilities. Stalled in House and Senate committees during the 1978 congressional session and planned for resubmission to Congress early in the 1979 session, the president's Nuclear Siting and Licensing Act (NSLA) called for an increased state role in the nuclear power plant licensing process. The measure also proposed streamlining many of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) procedures. This study reviews the fate of that beleaguered proposal and examines forces and events, the Three Mile Island accident foremost, which influenced federal-state nuclear power relations in 1979. As of January 31, 1979, 70 nuclear power plants were licensed to operate in the United States. Total generating capacity for these plants was about 50,000 megawatts and this represented 13 percent of the nation's electricity. At the same time, an additional 126 nuclear power plants were either under construction or planned. If completed, they would furnish an additional 140,000 megawatts of power.' Over half the U.S. population, and 78 of the 100 largest U.S. cities, are located within 50 miles of a licensed nuclear power plant.2 In early 1979, Americans were made painfully aware of their proximity to nuclear plants and they were forced to reconsider the previously discounted dangers of nuclear

International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Nov 1, 1991

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have promoted the Integrated Emergency ... more U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have promoted the Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS) since 1981. IEMS has many components intended to serve all levels of government in developing, maintaining, and managing an efficient and cost-effective emergency management capability. This study analyzes the implementation of IEMS, and based upon interviews, and primary and secondary source information, reports what U.S. local emergency managers think of FEMA's IEMS initiative and how far local governments have gone in adopting IEMS. The author concludes that a variety of factors, which are separate from the IEMS concept itself have impeded FEMA's ability to successfully promote local government implementation of the IEMS approach to emergency management, but that IEMS remains an important move away from narrow purpose, single hazard program orientations of the past, to a broader, functional, and multi-hazard method of emergency management.

Social Service Review, Sep 1, 2013

International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Aug 1, 1989

Routledge eBooks, Sep 8, 2017

Public Administration Review, May 1, 1994

... Again, the NAPA report best elucidates what is needed. There are many overlaps within the NAP... more ... Again, the NAPA report best elucidates what is needed. There are many overlaps within the NAPA, GAO, and Bowsher recommendations. ... NAPA, GAO, and Bowsher underscore the intergov-ernmental nature of America's disaster man-agement. ...

American Political Science Review, Sep 1, 1983

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

Journal of Emergency Management, Nov 1, 2005

-

State and Local Government Review, Dec 1, 2007

Presidents’ decisions to approve or deny governor requests for declarations of major disaster ent... more Presidents’ decisions to approve or deny governor requests for declarations of major disaster entail judgments of both a political and managerial nature. Federal disaster relief “is based on the idea that federal aid is necessary to supplement state and local relief” (Garrett and Sobel 2003, 3). Declarations go out to states and only then to the counties affected by the dis aster or emergency in those states. A presidential declaration legitimizes the disaster for affected populations and is a major step in a state obtaining federal aid (Schneider 1995). Most declarations are for natural disasters. However, various human-caused calamities have warranted declarations, foremost among them the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center in 1993 and 2001 and the Pentagon in 2001, as well as the bombing of Oklahoma City’s Murrah Federal Offi ce Building in 1995. In August 2005, Pres. George W. Bush approved emergency declaration requests submitted by the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for Hurricane Katrina for pre-event mobilization and ensuing wind and fl ood devastation (Sylves 2006, 31). President Bush also encouraged governors of states that received evacuees who were displaced by the hurricane to seek presidential disaster declarations. This Presidential Disaster Declaration Decisions, 1953–2003: What Infl uences Odds of Approval?

Routledge eBooks, Jul 11, 2019

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014

CQ Press eBooks, Mar 4, 2014