Their values could change at different phases of disasters, including disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Disasters, as a devastating experience to most of the people impacted, could then potentially alter those people’s value systems. Research shows that major life events could impact individuals’ value systems (Bardi et al., 2014 3 Tormos et al., 2017 4). They are dynamic, time-sensitive, and event-driven. Stakeholder values and value priorities, referred to as value systems, are not static. Each stakeholder holds numerous values with varying degrees of importance, forming a system of value priorities.
Stakeholder values are things that are of importance, merit, and utility to stakeholders (Zhang & El-Gohary, 2016 2). Stakeholders are defined as any individuals, groups, or organizations that are responsible for, impacted by, or interested in disaster management, such as different levels of government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and communities (Figure 1). Despite the broader acknowledgment of shared responsibilities in emergency management, one of the overlooked issues in disaster literature is the integration of multi-sector stakeholder values. It is the responsibility of the whole community, federal,, private sector partners, and private citizens to build collective capacity and prepare for the disasters we will inevitably face” (FEMA, 2018, p. FEMA noted, “The work of emergency management does not belong just to FEMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent the message “Don’t rely on us,” in its 2017 Hurricane Season After-Action Report (FEMA, 2017). Such knowledge will help practitioners implement disaster-resilient strategies in ways that account for diverse stakeholder needs and priorities, thus facilitating human-centered decision-making aimed at building more resilient communities. This study advances knowledge in the area of disasters by empirically investigating public and private stakeholder values across different phases. Based on the preliminary interview results, ten stakeholder values were identified and analyzed, including: safety, resource efficiency, natural resource preservation, culture preservation, community growth, community adaptability, community cohesion, social welfare improvement, personal achievement, and business development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand what public and private stakeholders valued in different phases of the hurricane. To address this gap, this report focuses on identifying and understanding stakeholder values in the context of Hurricane Michael. A more in-depth understanding of the dynamics of stakeholder value systems is crucial in helping policymakers introduce proactive and timely measures resulting in more resilient communities. Stakeholder values and value priorities-referred to as value systems-are not static in the disaster context-they are dynamic, time-sensitive and event-driven. Stakeholders (e.g., communities, governments, and the private sector and nonprofit sectors) have numerous values that they hold at varying degrees of importance forming a system of value priorities. Stakeholder values are defined as things of importance, merit, and utility to stakeholders. The need to integrate multi-sector stakeholder values into emergency management is a hidden and overlooked issue in disaster literature. Mary Fran Myers Gender and Disaster Award.
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