Natural hazard mitigation

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jerolleman, Alessandra (Author), Kiefer, John J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A history of hazard mitigation in the United States
  • 2. Mitigation and emergency management
  • 3. Intergovernmental relations and hazard mitigation
  • 4. Public-private partnerships in mitigation initiatives
  • 5. The growing role of the private sector in mitigation
  • 6. The national flood insurance program and the community rating system
  • 7. Risk communications
  • 8. Natural hazards and the law
  • 9. Involving the community in mitigation and outreach
  • 10. Persuasion and policy
  • 11. Non-FEMA mitigation: Local Government actions
  • 12. State initiatives
  • 13. Leveraging nonprofit organizations and volunteers in hazard mitigation
  • 14. Area analyses
  • 15. Tools for hazard mitigation