Natural Hazard Mitigation
Subtitle: Recasting Disaster Policy And Planning
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: December 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 591
ISBN-13: 9781559636025
Subjects: Central government policies; Emergency services; Social impact of disasters; United States; Natural Disasters; Disaster relief; Disaster Relief Services; Environmental Law; Planning; Nature; Politics / Current Events; Law and legislation; Architecture; Land Use; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Federal Emergency Management A; Hazard mitigation
First sentence: Screaming headlines announce another presidential declaration of disaster as the latest flood, hurricane, or earthquake strikes a populated area.