Disasters by design : a reassessment of natural hazards in the United States /
Designing Future Disasters provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and improved quality of life...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Joseph Henry Press,
1999
Washington, D.C. : c1999 Washington, D.C. : ©1999 Washington, D.C. : [1999] |
| Series: | Natural hazards and disasters
Natural hazards and disasters Natural hazards and disasters |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. A Sustainability Framework for Natural and Technological Hazards
- 2. Scenarios of Sustainable Hazards Mitigation
- 3. Losses, Costs, and Impacts
- 4. The Interactive Structure of Hazard
- 5. Influences on the Adoption and Implementation of Mitigation
- 6. Tools for Sustainable Hazards Mitigation
- 7. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- 8. Innovative Paths and New Directions
- 9. Getting from Here to there
- App. A. Recommendations for Further Traditional Research
- App. B. Impacts of the 1975 Assessment
- App. C. Putting Knowledge into Practice
- 1 A Sustainability Framework for Natural and Technological Hazards
- 2. Scenarios of Sustainable Hazards Mitigation
- 3. Losses, Costs, and Impacts
- 4. The Interactive Structure of Hazard
- 5. Influences on the Adoption and Implementation of Mitigation
- 6. Tools for Sustainable Hazards Mitigation
- 7. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- 8. Innovative Paths and New Directions
- 9. Getting from Here to there
- App. A. Recommendations for Further Traditional Research
- App. B. Impacts of the 1975 Assessment
- App. C. Putting Knowledge into Practice.