Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters & Disasters Roundtable 
Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters [PDF ebook] 
The Perspective from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi: Summary of a Workshop

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Natural disasters are having an increasing effect on the lives of people in the United States and throughout the world. Every decade, property damage caused by natural disasters and hazards doubles or triples in the United States. More than half of the U.S. population lives within 50 miles of a coast, and all Americans are at risk from such hazards as fires, earthquakes, floods, and wind. The year 2010 saw 950 natural catastrophes around the worldthe second highest annual total everwith overall losses estimated at $130 billion. The increasing impact of natural disasters and hazards points to increasing importance of resilience, the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, or more successfully adapt to actual or potential adverse events, at the individual , local, state, national, and global levels. Assessing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters reviews the effects of Hurricane Katrina and other natural and human-induced disasters on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi and to learn more about the resilience of those areas to future disasters. Topics explored in the workshop range from insurance, building codes, and critical infrastructure to private-sector issues, public health, nongovernmental organizations and governance. This workshop summary provides a rich foundation of information to help increase the nation’s resilience through actionable recommendations and guidance on the best approaches to reduce adverse impacts from hazards and disasters.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 138 ● ISBN 9780309215282 ● Editore Steve Olson ● Casa editrice National Academies Press ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7143629 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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