why societies collapse

View the weekly TED talk in the Lessons: jared diamond, why societies collapse Reading: Rubin Chapters Three, Four, & Five. Provide a reaction paper on the reading material. In approximately 1000 words, discuss the material in detail. Consider for inclusion in your discussion: - The 1927 Mississippi flood and the contribution to the theories of response - The Dust Bowl and the contribution to the theories of mitigation - The 1947 Texas City explosions and the impact to the law - Civil Defense and the 1950 Federal Disaster Relief Act - Intergovernmental relationships in civil defense - The disaster declaration system and early policy development - The history of FEMA - Modern federal mitigation, law, and policy - Development of the Emergency Management profession        

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