Natural Hazard Mitigation Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning

Name: Natural Hazard Mitigation Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning
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ISBN: 9781559636025

ISBN-10: 1559636025

ISBN-13: 9781559636025

Edition: 2nd 1999

Authors: David Godschalk, Timothy Beatley, Philip Berke, David Brower, Edward J. Kaiser

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This text offers an informative examination of natural hazard mitigation for planners, policymakers, students, and professionals that work in this field. The topics include guidelines for hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.

Book details

List price: $69.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 12/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



Coping with Floods, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes: U.S. Hazard Mitigation Policy



Mitigating Natural Hazards: A National Challenge



Evolving Mitigation Policy Directions



Mitigation in Action: Six Disaster Cases



Florida After Hurricane Andrew



Missouri After the Midwest Floods of 1993



Iowa After the Midwest Floods of 1993



California After the Loma Prieta and Northridge Earthquakes



Massachusetts After Hurricane Bob and Other Storms



Tennessee After a Series of Floods and Storms



Assessing the National Mitigation System



State Hazard Mitigation Plans: Falling Short of Their Potential



The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Scattered Spending



State Implementation of Natural Disaster Mitigation Policy: A Flawed System



Recasting the National Mitigation System



Ethical Guidelines for Hazard Mitigation



Natural Hazard Mitigation: Planning for Sustainable Communities


About the Authors


Index