Students will research and write a policy memo about any urban problem, its scale, causes, and a significant policy adopted or that could be adopted to resolve the problem for a city or metropolitan areas of their choice. The memo should 1) be directed towards a particularly city or metropolitan area of your choice; […]

Assigned Learning Materials: Read:  Taking Criticism Like a Champ Read:  The 8 Characteristicss of Effective Constructive Criticism Watch this video:  How to Use Others' Feedback Referencing at least one hint or suggestion or learning element you took from each of the articles and videos above summarize what you have learned that you can put into […]

Radicalization How does one become a terrorist? Put another way, how does one become radicalized? At what point does a person become a terrorist? Defend your points.

  Many state governments argue that making federal funds dependent on state cooperation with national goals is "federal blackmail."  Discuss an example of this federal government practice and the reasons why the federal government resorts to using financial incentives (and disincentives) instead of simply passing laws requiring states to do what the federal government wants.   You […]

For this discussion, please engage at least two of your classmates in a discussion about the importance of the criteria you select when evaluating a public or nonprofit organization.  How does the criteria you select influence the view one develops about public organizations?  Read the following two articles but add others that you find that […]

Think about two environments you have experienced. The first environment is one that did not confront the brutal facts, where the people (and the truth) were not heard. The second environment is one that did confront the brutal facts, where people had a tremendous opportunity to be heard. What accounts for the difference between the two environments? If you do not […]

In this assignment, you need to 1. Describe the legal environment of Brazil, making specific references to – the rule of law (to what extent is Brazil governed by law as opposed to arbitrary decisions of individual government officials) and – laws that govern foreign direct investment (for example, are there provisions to attract foreign […]

Based on your readings thus far from the text and your own research, explain what preparedness means. Discuss the types and levels of preparedness activities. Finally, explain the factors that influence preparedness. 500 WORDS

 Topics should touch on at least one theme of content areas listed on  the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals webpage however do not need to be limited to one of the listed themes. Screenshot76.png Screenshot77.png

Based on your readings thus far from the text and your own research, discuss disaster life cycles. Discuss disaster tradition and theory. Finally, discuss the types of disaster research. 450