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role of the private sector in recovery  

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  • Populations are growing at an increasing rate around the world, and becoming denser in urban and suburban population centers within known hazard zones. This results in each disaster impacting ever-larger populations, while local emergency management (EM) and first responders are becoming responsible for increasing numbers of people in their jurisdictions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Private Sector, Role in Recovery]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/role_of_the_private_sector_in_recovery

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