**Essay 1: Human-Made Hazards: Terrorism, Civil Unrest, and Technological Hazards**
What are some of the factors that influence the publics perception of the level of risk we face from human-made hazards? How can this public perception affect how emergency managers follow the emergence preparedness plan and other mitigation and preparedness activities? Read the case study on the Flooding in Texas from Hurricane Harvey and discuss how the publics perception of the human-made hazard may affect future preparedness plans.
Your paper should be 4 pages long, well-written and formatted per CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Support your analysis by referencing and citing at least two credible sources other than the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is a good place to find sources.
**Essay 2: Role of Federal Government in Disaster Management**
Write a paper explaining the role of the Federal Government in post-disaster management and ways in which the federal government encourages development in hazardous areas. State governments serve as a key link between federal agencies and local communities; describe the flow of interaction between the three levels.
Your paper should be 4 pages long, well-written, and formatted per CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Support your analysis by referencing and citing at least two credible sources other than the course textbook.
**Essay #3: Community Resilience and the Private Sector**
Write a paper outlining the process of conducting a business impact analysis. Describe which of the steps you feel are most important.
Your paper should be 4 pages long, well-written, and formatted per CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Support your analysis by referencing and citing at least two credible sources other than the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find sources.
**Essay #4: Risk Assessment**
Write a paper summarizing steps you would take to conduct a risk assessment for a community. Include a discussion of which step in the assessment process that you feel is most important and why.
Your paper should be 4 pages long, well-written, and formatted per CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Support your analysis by referencing and citing at least two credible sources other than the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find sources.
**The essays aren’t difficult, but it needs to be four pages long for each essay double spaced. Essays needs to be very detailed**
Essay 1 and 2 need to be turned in by tomorrow night, I will EXTEND time for essay 3 and 4.
Required Textbook:
Schwab, A. K., Sandler, D., & Brower, D. J. (2016). Hazard mitigation and preparedness: An introductory text for
emergency management and planning professionals (2nd ed.). Danvers, MA: CRC Press. ISBN: 9781466595569