Main Title |
Natural hazard mitigation : recasting disaster policy and planning / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Island Press, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
39458957 |
ISBN |
1559636025 (pbk : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Disaster relief--Law and legislation--United States ;
Natural disasters--Law and legislation--United States ;
Assistance in emergencies--United States
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Additional Subjects |
United States--Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
KF3750.N38 1999 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
09/05/2003 |
ESAM |
KF3750.N38 1999 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
06/04/1999 |
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Collation |
xvi, 575 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Mitigating natural hazards: a national challenge -- Evolving mitigation policy directions -- 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 -- 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 --Ethical guidelines for hazard mitigation -- Natural hazard mitigation: planning for sustainable communities. |