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Main Title The hidden costs of coastal hazards : implications for risk assessment and mitigation /
CORP Author H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Panel on Risk, Vulnerability, and the True Costs of Coastal Hazards.
Publisher Island Press,
Year Published 2000
OCLC Number 41892075
ISBN 1559637560 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 9781559637565 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subjects Coastal zone management ; Regional planning
Internet Access
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/99037171-d.html
Holdings
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EIAM  HT391.H23 2000 Region 2 Library/New York,NY 06/16/2000
ELBM  HT391.H525 2000 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 06/01/2016
ESAM  HT391.H525 2000 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 06/30/2000
Collation xxxii, 220 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Executive Summary -- Setting the Stage -- Stormy Weather: Hurricane Hugo's Impact on the South Carolina Lowcountry -- Toward an Improved Understanding of the True Costs of Coastal Hazards and Disasters -- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Hazards -- Developing and Evaluating Mitigation Strategies -- A Framework for Community Planning "The H. John Heinz III Center recently brought together a panel of experts to help develop new strategies to identify and reduce the costs of weather-related hazards associated with coastal development. The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards presents the panel's findings, offering the first in-depth study that considers the costs of coastal hazards to natural resources, social institutions, business, and the built environment."--BOOK JACKET. "Policymakers and planners interested in coastal hazard issues will find the book a unique source of new information and insight, as will private-sector decisionmakers including lenders, investors, developers, and insurers of coastal property."--BOOK JACKET.