Simon A. Andrew
University of North Texas
44 Papers
170 Citations
Simon A. Andrew is an academic researcher from University of North Texas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Collective action & Emergency management. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 44 publications.
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Papers
Regional Integration Through Contracting Networks: An Empirical Analysis of Institutional Collection Action Framework
TL;DR: In this article, two general hypotheses, bonding and bridging, are proposed to explain the process by which local governments decide whether to enter into contracts, and the characteristics of goods and services are important factors in these decisions.
Mitigating Uncertainty and Risk in Planning for Regional Preparedness: The Role of Bonding and Bridging Relationships:
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TL;DR: The nature of emergency preparedness is that problems are seldom immediate and continuous, and effective emergency planning requires the involvement and sustained commitment of multiple organizations as mentioned in this paper, which is the nature of disaster preparedness.
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Sources of organisational resiliency during the Thailand floods of 2011: a test of the bonding and bridging hypotheses.
TL;DR: Analyzing data gathered from semi-structured interviews with 44 public, private, and non-profit organisations serving communities affected by the Great Floods of 2011 suggests organisational resiliency was associated with the bridging effect and organisations in the rural province were more resilient than those in the suburban and urban centres.
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Recent Developments in the Study of Interjurisdictional Agreements: An Overview and Assessment
TL;DR: A brief overview and assessment of the current state of research on interjurisdictional agreements can be found in this paper, where the diversity of arrangements and the motivation for their usage as well as the extent to which IJAs are used and produce the outcomes attributed to them are examined.
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Using provincial baseline indicators to model geographic variations of disaster resilience in Thailand
TL;DR: This paper applied the DROP model to examine disaster resilience at the provincial level in Thailand and found that disaster resilience is generally higher in the more urbanized areas, while communities located in rural areas in Thailand may not necessarily be less resilient to the impacts of disasters.
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