This dissertation is about economic resilience of local governments to natural disasters. Specifically, the dissertation investigates resilience on regional level. Moreover, the dissertation also investigates growth in the green job sector in local governments. The findings indicate that local governments working with each other helps green job creation. In addition, the dissertation finds that green jobs, following disasters, experience three percent growth. This dissertation is important because it investigates the relationship between climate- related disasters and green jobs, which is an area that is under-investigated.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062807 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Ismayilov, Orkhan M. |
| Contributors | Andrew, Simon A., Webb, Gary, Krueger, Skip |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 121 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Florida, 2017~ |
| Rights | Public, Ismayilov, Orkhan M, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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