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RECORD NUMBER: 46 OF 207Main Title | Disaster resilience : a national imperative / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | National Academies Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2012 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 809027635 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780309261500; 0309261503 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Emergency management--United States ; Emergency management--Law and legislation--United States ; Disaster relief--United States ; Disaster relief--Law and legislation--United States ; Disasters--Law and legislation--United States ; Disaster Planning--organization & administration ; Disasters--prevention & control ; Relief Work--organization & administration ; Resilience, Psychological ; Public Policy | |||||||||||
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Collation | xvi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Notes | The nation's agenda for disaster resilience -- The foundation for building a resilient nation : understanding, managing, and reducing disaster risks -- Making the case for resilience investments : the scope of the challenge -- Measuring progress toward resilience -- Building local capacity and accelerating progress : resilience from the bottom up -- The landscape of resilience policy : resilience from the top down -- Putting the pieces together : linking communities and governance to guide national resilience -- Building a more resilient nation : the path forward. |