Description: Natural Hazard Mitigation, Hardcover by Jerolleman, Alessandra; Kiefer, John J., ISBN 1439834938, ISBN-13 9781439834930, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Jerolleman (a program specialist on the Gulf Coast with Save the Children USA and executive director of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association) and Kiefer (political science, U. of New Orleans) present 15 chapters providing practical guidance on the implementation of hazard mitigation, covering interdisciplinary issues beyond the specificities of technical measures and federal funding requirements covered elsewhere. Topics discussed include the history of hazard mitigation in the US, mitigation and emergency management, intergovernmental relations, public-private partnerships, the role of the private sector in mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program and the Community Rating system, risk communications, natural hazards and the law, involving the community in mitigation and outreach, persuasion and policy, local government actions, state initiatives, leveraging nonprofit organizations and volunteers, area analyses, and tools for local practitioners. An appendix contains a compendium of links and resources. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Natural Hazard Mitigation
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Natural Hazard Mitigation
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Public Affairs & Administration, Forensic Science, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Emergency Management
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 30.5 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Author: John J. Kiefer
Item Width: 7.3 in
Format: Hardcover