A participação social é um elemento essencial para que se possa garantir legitimidade e governabilidade no planejamento e implantação de políticas públicas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a participação da população no processo de gerenciamento de riscos ambientais, e também avaliar se a percepção dos cidadãos pode contribuir para o diagnóstico da vulnerabilidade e riscos, e desta forma subsidiar a gestão do problema em nível local. O estudo foi realizado na bacia hidrográfica do rio Indaiá - Ubatuba, São Paulo Brasil, com área de 37,6 Km2, abrangendo os bairros do Perequê-açu, Barra Seca, Taquaral, Casanga e Sumidouro. Conforme o mapeamento realizado pelo Instituto Geológico do Estado de São Paulo (SÃO PAULO, 2006), esta bacia possui extensas áreas com riscos de inundações, escorregamentos de terra e queda de blocos. Para contextualizar a questão da participação social na gestão de riscos, foram analisados os instrumentos legais e políticas públicas em nível federal, estadual e municipal a partir da Constituição de 1988, tendo como foco principal a etapa de prevenção. O estudo da percepção ambiental teve como base teórica e conceitual as obras de Tuan (1983) e Del Rio e Oliveira (1996). Acompanhou-se também a tendência dos estudos da vulnerabilidade do lugar de Marandola Jr.; Hogan (2004a; 2004b; 2005). Para o levantamento das informações junto à população utilizou-se diversas metodologias. Na consulta junto à população foram aplicados 209 questionários, e realizadas entrevistas com educadores e lideranças locais. As atividades participantes incluíram a realização de um curso e de uma reunião comunitária sobre mapeamento e prevenção de riscos ambientais. Os resultados da análise da percepção dos participantes sobre elementos da vulnerabilidade e riscos foram representados cartograficamente e correlacionados com as informações do mapeamento técnico existente, sendo analisados seis casos específicos que demonstram problemas quanto à gestão de riscos. A falta de informações e orientações sobre a questão e o desconhecimento de grande parte dos entrevistados sobre os instrumentos de gestão e o mapeamento técnico existente, demonstram que a população local não participa do processo de gestão de riscos ambientais na área de estudo, comprovando-se a hipótese inicialmente formulada. Os recursos utilizados para coleta e espacialização dos dados se mostraram eficazes, propiciando o levantamento de informações relevantes sobre a vulnerabilidade, os perigos e riscos ambientais a partir do olhar da comunidade sobre o lugar. Estas informações podem subsidiar diretrizes e ações do poder público na prevenção de riscos ambientais. Recomenda-se a adoção de um processo participativo de gestão de riscos, com canais de diálogo e de educação aproximando a sociedade do Sistema de Proteção e Defesa Civil. / Social participation is an essential element that can ensure legitimacy and governance in the planning and implementation of public policies. This study aims to analyze the participation of the population in the process of environmental risk management, and evaluate the perception of the citizens can contribute to the diagnosis of vulnerability and risk, and thus support the management of the problem at the local scale. The study was conducted in the river basin Indaiá - Ubatuba, Sao Paulo - Brazil, with an area of 37.6 km2, covering the districts of Perequê-açu, Barra Seca, Taquaral Casanga and Sink. As the mapping done by the Geological Institute of the State of São Paulo (SAO PAULO, 2006), this basin has large areas at risk of flooding, landslides and land falling blocks. To contextualize the issue of social participation in risk management, the legal and public policy at the federal, state and municipal governments, were analyzed from the Constitution of 1988, focusing primarily on the prevention stage. The study of environmental perception was based on theoretical and conceptual works of Tuan (1983) and Del Rio and Oliveira (1996). It is also followed the trend of studies of the vulnerability of the place of Marandola Jr.; Hogan (2004a, 20 04b, 2005). For collecting the information on the population, 209 questionnaires and interviews were applied with educators and local leaders. The activities included the realization of a course and a community meeting on mapping and environmental risk prevention. The results of the analysis of the participants\' perceptions about aspects of vulnerability and risks were represented cartographically and correlated with technical information mapping existing, and six cases were analyzed that demonstrate specific issues regarding the management of risks. The lack of information and guidance on the issue and ignorance of most of the interviewees regarding the management tools and mapping existing technical, demonstrate that the local population does not participate in the process of environmental risk management in the study area, confirming the hypothesis initially formulated. The resources used for data collection and data mapping are efficient, providing a survey of relevant information about the vulnerability, hazards and environmental risks from the look of the community about the place. These informations can support policies and government actions to prevent environmental hazards. It is recommended the adoption of a participatory risk management, channels of dialogue and education society approaching Protection System and Civil Defense.

Submitted by ALEX BORGES (borges-alex@ig.com.br) on 2015-01-26T13:29:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Borges 13-01-2015.pdf: 1929398 bytes, checksum: dbd7aac2a009e3828da25524480f83fe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2015-02-03T18:33:30Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Borges 13-01-2015.pdf: 1929398 bytes, checksum: dbd7aac2a009e3828da25524480f83fe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2015-02-05T11:36:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Borges 13-01-2015.pdf: 1929398 bytes, checksum: dbd7aac2a009e3828da25524480f83fe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-05T11:36:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Borges 13-01-2015.pdf: 1929398 bytes, checksum: dbd7aac2a009e3828da25524480f83fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-18 / The increase in the number of natural disasters, as well as their social and economic effects, in recent years, has raised a larger collection, by the media, population and control organs, in the members of the Civil Defense system on the reduction of their effects on society, given that the same has been increasingly overwhelming. To this end, the research analyzes the screen because of the Civil Defense system, historically, have focused their actions, programs and public policies on disaster management, i.e. in the response and recovery at the expense of disaster risk management, i.e. on prevention, preparedness and mitigation of the same, given that the same cannot be avoided, but its effects Yes decreased.This arrangement is studied from the literature review, interviews and field visits. Thus, it was found that the resposabilização ratio and Reduction of risk of disasters that the higher the enforcement and accountability greater and consistent are the number of actions, programmes and public policies aimed at prevention, preparedness and mitigation, i.e. for disaster risk reduction management. / O aumento do número de desastres naturais, bem como dos seus efeitos sociais e econômicos, nos últimos anos, tem ocasionado uma cobrança maior, por parte da mídia, população e órgãos de controle, nos integrantes do sistema de Defesa Civil quanto à redução dos seus efeitos na sociedade, dado que os mesmos têm sido cada vez mais avassaladores. A presente pesquisa faz uma análise endógena do sistema de Defesa Civil no estado do RJ sob a ótica das Ciências Política no período de 2012-2014, dado a promulgação da Lei n0 12.608 de 10 de abril de 2011. Para tal, a pesquisa em tela analisa o porquê do sistema de Defesa Civil, historicamente, ter focado as suas ações, programas e políticas públicas na gestão dos desastres. Isso é, na resposta e recuperação em detrimento da gestão do risco de desastre, ou seja, na prevenção, preparação e mitigação dos mesmos, vez que o mesmo não pode ser evitado, mas os seus efeitos sim minorados. Este arranjo é estudado a partir de revisão da literatura, de entrevistas e de visitas de campo. Assim, verificou-se que na relação responsabilização e Redução de Risco de Desastres quanto maior o enforcement e a accountability maiores e consistentes serão o número de ações, programas e políticas públicas voltadas para a prevenção, preparação e mitigação para a gestão da Redução do Risco de Desastres.

A participação social é um elemento essencial para que se possa garantir legitimidade e governabilidade no planejamento e implantação de políticas públicas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a participação da população no processo de gerenciamento de riscos ambientais, e também avaliar se a percepção dos cidadãos pode contribuir para o diagnóstico da vulnerabilidade e riscos, e desta forma subsidiar a gestão do problema em nível local. O estudo foi realizado na bacia hidrográfica do rio Indaiá - Ubatuba, São Paulo Brasil, com área de 37,6 Km2, abrangendo os bairros do Perequê-açu, Barra Seca, Taquaral, Casanga e Sumidouro. Conforme o mapeamento realizado pelo Instituto Geológico do Estado de São Paulo (SÃO PAULO, 2006), esta bacia possui extensas áreas com riscos de inundações, escorregamentos de terra e queda de blocos. Para contextualizar a questão da participação social na gestão de riscos, foram analisados os instrumentos legais e políticas públicas em nível federal, estadual e municipal a partir da Constituição de 1988, tendo como foco principal a etapa de prevenção. O estudo da percepção ambiental teve como base teórica e conceitual as obras de Tuan (1983) e Del Rio e Oliveira (1996). Acompanhou-se também a tendência dos estudos da vulnerabilidade do lugar de Marandola Jr.; Hogan (2004a; 2004b; 2005). Para o levantamento das informações junto à população utilizou-se diversas metodologias. Na consulta junto à população foram aplicados 209 questionários, e realizadas entrevistas com educadores e lideranças locais. As atividades participantes incluíram a realização de um curso e de uma reunião comunitária sobre mapeamento e prevenção de riscos ambientais. Os resultados da análise da percepção dos participantes sobre elementos da vulnerabilidade e riscos foram representados cartograficamente e correlacionados com as informações do mapeamento técnico existente, sendo analisados seis casos específicos que demonstram problemas quanto à gestão de riscos. A falta de informações e orientações sobre a questão e o desconhecimento de grande parte dos entrevistados sobre os instrumentos de gestão e o mapeamento técnico existente, demonstram que a população local não participa do processo de gestão de riscos ambientais na área de estudo, comprovando-se a hipótese inicialmente formulada. Os recursos utilizados para coleta e espacialização dos dados se mostraram eficazes, propiciando o levantamento de informações relevantes sobre a vulnerabilidade, os perigos e riscos ambientais a partir do olhar da comunidade sobre o lugar. Estas informações podem subsidiar diretrizes e ações do poder público na prevenção de riscos ambientais. Recomenda-se a adoção de um processo participativo de gestão de riscos, com canais de diálogo e de educação aproximando a sociedade do Sistema de Proteção e Defesa Civil. / Social participation is an essential element that can ensure legitimacy and governance in the planning and implementation of public policies. This study aims to analyze the participation of the population in the process of environmental risk management, and evaluate the perception of the citizens can contribute to the diagnosis of vulnerability and risk, and thus support the management of the problem at the local scale. The study was conducted in the river basin Indaiá - Ubatuba, Sao Paulo - Brazil, with an area of 37.6 km2, covering the districts of Perequê-açu, Barra Seca, Taquaral Casanga and Sink. As the mapping done by the Geological Institute of the State of São Paulo (SAO PAULO, 2006), this basin has large areas at risk of flooding, landslides and land falling blocks. To contextualize the issue of social participation in risk management, the legal and public policy at the federal, state and municipal governments, were analyzed from the Constitution of 1988, focusing primarily on the prevention stage. The study of environmental perception was based on theoretical and conceptual works of Tuan (1983) and Del Rio and Oliveira (1996). It is also followed the trend of studies of the vulnerability of the place of Marandola Jr.; Hogan (2004a, 20 04b, 2005). For collecting the information on the population, 209 questionnaires and interviews were applied with educators and local leaders. The activities included the realization of a course and a community meeting on mapping and environmental risk prevention. The results of the analysis of the participants\' perceptions about aspects of vulnerability and risks were represented cartographically and correlated with technical information mapping existing, and six cases were analyzed that demonstrate specific issues regarding the management of risks. The lack of information and guidance on the issue and ignorance of most of the interviewees regarding the management tools and mapping existing technical, demonstrate that the local population does not participate in the process of environmental risk management in the study area, confirming the hypothesis initially formulated. The resources used for data collection and data mapping are efficient, providing a survey of relevant information about the vulnerability, hazards and environmental risks from the look of the community about the place. These informations can support policies and government actions to prevent environmental hazards. It is recommended the adoption of a participatory risk management, channels of dialogue and education society approaching Protection System and Civil Defense.

This thesis examines the correlation between the Swedish National Library Strategy and the Swedish National Security Strategy. These strategies originates from two different political fields that seemingly has nothing to do with each other. However, in the Swedish National Library Strategy, it states that public libraries in Sweden should be a part of the nation’s civil defense, and therefore be a part of Sweden’s total defense system. In the National Library Strategy, libraries are considered vital in order to sustain a strong democracy, this is described through the libraries focus on educating citizens in media and information literacy (MIL), as well as the librarians role as an independent and neutral information intermediary. Libraries would therefore enrich the civil defense through a crisis, or a wartime situation. However, in the National Security Strategy the vital role of public libraries within the defense system is not being discussed. The statement from the National Library Strategy has been met with a lot of questions and dispute. The reactions of the statement is in fact the premise of this thesis. The subsequent ignorance of the statement requires further knowledge, which this thesis establish. A comparative qualitative content analysis is applied to find similarities and differences between the two political fields, in order to understand the statement made in the Swedish National Library Strategy. The source material of this thesis consists of these two strategies, as well as further selected reports and research papers that is linked to the two strategies. The results of this thesis show that there is a communal discussion about threat scenarios, and that there are a mutual goal of a strong upheld democracy in both of the policies. However, the results show that there are differences in how to encounter and overcome the threats. This is a two years master’s thesis in Library and Information Science.

In this thesis we explore the idea presented in the Swedish National Library Strategy (2019) to tie the public libraries closer to the nation’s total defense system. The purpose of the study has been to understand which problem this idea was formulated as a solution to and how the suggestion is problematized by information science professionals, using critical discourse analysis methods developed by Carol Bacchi. Our material consists of the finalized National Library Strategy, its first draft from 2018, and the referral responses by various interested parties, as well as interviews with 15 public librarians, library directors, and scholars of information science. We discuss how the psychological defense relates to the librarian’s statutory duty to facilitate citizen participation in deliberative democracy and to counteract misinformation. We also ask how the library professions might be affected by an active involvement in future civil defense efforts. Our results show that the National Library Strategy construes the idea as a security problem by portraying our society as affected by growing political tensions, rapidly spread misinformation, and chaos, making the total defense suggestion into a meaningful solution. In our interviews with information professionals, some respondents viewed the total defense as an extension of their work to advocate democracy and intellectual freedom, whereas others perceived ethical tensions and incongruity between the two missions, referring to traditional library ideals of political neutrality and independence. All respondents based their reflections of the total defense idea on the importance of deliberative democracy and the library’s prominent place in promoting it, but with differing perspectives of its relationship to the total defense system as either problematic or emblematic. Drawing on these results, we argue that a total defense mission is compatible with librarians’ professional ethics and statutory democracy advocacy, as long as libraries can continue to foster free opinion formation and unbiased information evaluation independent from state interests during wartime and times of crisis. This is a two years master's thesis in library and information science.

The need for access to clean, healthy water is a subject that surrounds the world. The United States is fortunate to have the latest technology for access to water and treatment of water; however, one subject that hits at the heart of the nation is water security. A breach in the water systems in the U.S. would cause direct public harm because the population relies on water to sustain life. Protecting potable water systems is necessary because of natural disasters, but it has gained importance since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. Threats on the water systems from intentional attacks cause high risk in affecting public health. Water Security is an area of defense that has recently been evolving and research in this subject has increased. Detection methods are of high importance in protecting from contamination. This thesis determines the most detrimental contaminants; discusses the importance of detection methods, sensor networks, and Contamination Warning Systems (CWS); provides prevention and detection devices currently available; and explains in depth the threats, prevention, detection, response, and rehabilitation associated with water contamination events. NOTE: Both archival copies of the manuscript were missing pages 208-210.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In the early 1950s, President Dwight Eisenhower encouraged citizens to “Wake Up! Sign Up! Look Up!” to the Soviet atomic threat by joining the Ground Observer Corps (GOC). Established by the United States Air Force (USAF), the GOC involved civilian volunteers surveying the skies for Soviet aircraft via watchtowers, alerting the Air Force if they suspected threatening aircraft. This thesis examines the 1950s response to the longstanding problem posed by the invention of any new weapon: how to adapt defensive technology to meet the potential threat. In the case of the early Cold War period, the GOC was the USAF’s best, albeit faulty, defense option against a weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and citizens and rendered traditional ground troops useless. After the Korean War, Air Force officials promoted the GOC for its espousal of volunteerism and individualism. Encouraged to take ownership of the program, observers appropriated the GOC for their personal and community needs, comprised of social gatherings and policing activities, thus greatly expanding the USAF’s original objectives.

CHDS State/Local / Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / The planning methodologies used today by most U.S. fire departments are excellent for traditional missions, but wholly inadequate for the threats posed by terrorism. Planning in the fire service and the rest of the first responder community historically has relied on a one-dimensional approach that uses a scenario-based planning (SBP) methodology. This thesis argues that the fire service and others in the first responder community will be able to contribute to homeland security missions much more effectively, and efficiently, by switching to specially adapted versions of capabilities-based planning. This thesis proposes a new integrated planning methodology that combines the planning strengths of scenariobased planning, threat-based planning, and capabilities-based planning. The new method identifies capabilities that could be used to manage and mitigate the consequences of the different types of contingencies within the various response spectrums. It allows an organization to perform analysis and efficiency studies to evaluate the different spectrums of contingencies against existing capabilities and create a menu of capabilities necessary for the first responder to respond to all its missions, including immediate threats and terrorism, in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. / Battalion Chief, Fire Department City of New York

CHDS State/Local / Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / Threatened with the loss of federal funding for Homeland Security and emergency management preparedness programs, state and local entities must implement the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System, which includes the Incident Command System, Unified Command, and the Multiagency Coordination System. Although mandated by Congress and implemented by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, underdeveloped areas of Indian country and small towns, especially farming and ranching communities and agriculturally-based counties are likely to find that they do not have the capacity to fully implement these mandated federal response programs. A theoretical terrorist-induced multistate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is used to examine the impact of implementing newly established federally mandated response management programs on rural and tribal communities in agrarian states. Recovering from such an agroterrorism bioattack would require a coordinated multi-disciplinary response that is heavily dependent on local, tribal, state, and private sector personnel. However, because the United States has not experienced an outbreak of FMD since 1929, many of the skills required to quickly diagnose and respond may no longer exist. This thesis identifies potential methods for obtaining and deploying the FMD virus in a coordinated bioattack on the U.S. economy. / Director, Idaho Bureau of Disaster Services