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1. Punching Below Its Weight: The U.S. Government Approach to Education in the Developing World - Brookings Institution
   This report analyzes the effectiveness of U.S. government education work specifically in relation to conflict-affected and fragile states.
   17-02-2010 to education, evaluation, government, lessons learned, us by aynurkadi
2. Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners (NY Times, Nov 19 2009)
   Article on legal ruling finding US Army Corps of Engineers liable for damage to homes during Hurricane Katrina for failure to perform maintenance on canal.
   19-11-2009 to accountability, housing, hurricane, katrina, legal, liability, reconstruction, us by ian odonnell
3. Exposed: Social vulnerability and climate change in the US Southeast (Oxfam, 2009)
   Study based on a Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) that examines both the potential impact of natural hazards and which populations are most likely to be negatively affected.
   06-11-2009 to analysis, climate change, ethnicity, gender, poverty, race, social, us, vulnerability by ian odonnell
4. Measure of America: American Human Development Project
   Effort to measure development gains in the U.S. across states and districts according to indicators in three key areas: health, education and income.
   02-11-2009 to accountability, development, education, hdi, health, impact, income, measurement, oxfam, us by ian odonnell
5. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster: Reflections From Louisiana Four Years After Hurricane Katrina (RAND, 2009)
   23-10-2009 to civil society, community, drr, hurricane, katrina, local, ngo, recovery, response, us by ian odonnell
6. Fire Fighter Math
   Online course developed by the US Department of Agriculture.
   23-10-2009 to course, e-learning, fire, online, response, self-study, training, us by ian odonnell
7. School Safety and School Security Experts: National School Safety and Security Services
   06-10-2009 to children, dreams, school disaster management, school safety, us by mpetal
8. Green at City Scale (Governing Magazine, Aug 2009)
   Short article describing efforts to go beyond green building standards to green district standards. Examples mentioned for Portland, Seattle, and cities in China.
   05-10-2009 to building, china, cities, district, green, planning, scale, urban, us by ian odonnell
9. Battle Over Low-Income Housing Reveals Post-Katrina Anxiety (NYTimes, Oct. 04 2009)
   04-10-2009 to housing, hurricane, katrina, nola, poverty, race, reconstruction, recovery, renters, tension, us by ian odonnell
10. For Some, FEMA’s New Flood Maps Come With a Price Tag (NYTimes, Sept. 6 2009)
    Article on the introduction of new flood maps in US and the backlash among those who will now be required to have flood insurance.
    06-09-2009 to fema, flood, insurance, mapping, risk perception, us by ian odonnell

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