Article Critique

Instructions

Review the following article located in the CSU Online Library by clicking on the link below.

Kurtz, R. S. (2013). Oil spill causation and the Deepwater Horizon spill. Review of Policy Research, 30(4), 366-380. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=88939672&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Conduct a thorough, critical analysis of the article and its points. Support your analysis with critical thinking that clearly demonstrates an informed and substantiated opinion. Your critique should address, at a minimum, the following points.

• Briefly summarize the article’s position on the causation of the spill.
• What role did policy and legalities play in the disaster?
• Does OPA 90 effectively ensure the industry’s adherence to best safety practices?
• How can the human factor be mitigated in disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon spill?

Your article critique must be a minimum of three pages, not including the title or reference pages. In addition to the article above, you must use a minimum of two additional sources as evidence to support your analysis. All sources used should be cited; your article critique and all references should be formatted in APA style.

Scholarly Activity

Instruction

Using the information in this unit’s lesson and readings, assume you are the local emergency manager for your community. You have conducted a risk analysis and identified a hazard that presents an imminent threat to your community.

Draft a proposal of an emergency operations plan for your mayor or commissioners that covers preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery for the identified hazard. Your plan should include, at a minimum, the following information:

• an overview of the hazard and your analysis of the threat;
• the sequence of events, resources, and any participants that you and the planning committee would include in the emergency operations plan;
• how to share this plan with city/county officials, response organizations, and the public and if there be opportunity for feedback;
• the identification of specific roles in the plan; and
• whose buy-in and support you need to ensure the effectiveness of the plan and how you propose to secure it.

You should ensure your plan presents a clear argument based on your analysis of the situation. You should use a minimum of five sources of evidence to support your analysis and plan. These sources may include applicable federal, state, or local laws, as well as research or other sources relevant to your analysis and plan.

Your proposal should be a minimum of three pages, not including your title and reference pages. All sources used must be properly cited. Your proposal, including all references, should be formatted in APA style.