Natural Hazard Mitigation
Godschalk, D.R. / Beatley, Timothy / Berke, Philip R. / Brower, David / Kaiser, Edward J.
Natural Hazard Mitigation describes and analyzes the way that hazard mitigation has been carried out in the U.S. under our national disaster law, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It is the first systematic study of the complete intergovernmental system for natural hazard mitigation, including its major elements and the linkages among them. The book is an informative and eye-opening examination for planners, ...