Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Assessment Of The Pilot Phase - Year 3
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2002
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The findings discussed here are based on the Disaster Research Center’s third-year follow-up
study on the seven Project Impact pilot communities. Data for this report were collected during
the summer of 2000. The report is based on in-depth interviews that were conducted with
officials who had primary responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Project Impact
initiative in their communities, analyses of documentary materials, and comparisons with data
that were collected in earlier phases of this study. Topics addressed in this report include: the
current status of Project Impact activities in the seven pilot communities; the status of Project
Impact partnership-building efforts; partnering strategies; strategies for sustaining program
momentum; variations in Project Impact management structures; perceived benefits and
challenges associated with participation in Project Impact; and views on the future of the
initiative in the seven pilot communities.
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Disaster Resistant Communities, Project Impact, Partnerships