This thesis examines two neighborhood emergency preparedness programs:
the Linn-Benton Neighborhood Emergency Training (LB NET) program in Corvallis,
Oregon, U.S.A., and the Women's Neighborhood Networking Program (WNNP) in
Uzhhorod, Ukraine.
In Corvallis, the LB NET began in 1996, in part out of concerns that in a large
disaster the local emergency agencies would not be able to provide immediate service
to all disaster victims. The program encourages the residents in neighborhoods to
work together to become better prepared for natural or other disasters, and to be self-sufficient
for 72 hours following an event. For this study I interviewed the organizers
of 14 neighborhoods between October 2001 and February 2003.
Oregon State University Office of International Research and Development
used the LB NET as a model to develop a project in Uzhhorod funded by U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The WNNP was
funded for one year beginning in July 2000, with a one-year extension. The project
included four trips from the U.S. to Uzhhorod: to conduct a needs assessment,
participant selection and initial training; two consulting/mentoring trips; and for the
project finale in April 2002. All project participants and two Ukrainian coordinators
traveled to Corvallis for three weeks training in April 2001. For this study the WNNP participants were interviewed in Corvallis in April 2001 and in Uzhhorod in April 2002.
This thesis examines how the Uzhhorod program evolved from the Corvallis
program, and similarities and differences between the WNNP participants and the
LB NET organizers, including neighborhood demographics, and organizer motivation,
volunteer activities and social networks. In the conclusions section, I discuss
environments where each program might be successfully duplicated. / Graduation date: 2004
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28444 |
| Date | 05 March 2004 |
| Creators | Weidner, Naomi |
| Contributors | Hall, Roberta |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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