Hazard mitigation and preparedness : building resilient communities
Anna K. Schwab, Katherine Eschelbach, and David J. Brower
| Year of publication: |
2007
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| Authors: | Schwab, Anna K. ; Brower, David J. ; Eschelbach, Katherine |
| Publisher: |
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley |
| Subject: | USA | Meteorologie | Gefahr | Risikoanalyse | Kommunalverwaltung | Emergency management | United States | Hazard mitigation | Preparedness | Community power |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [digitool.hbz-nrw.de] |
| Extent: | XXXII, 568 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Hazards vs. disasters -- Meteorological and hydrological disasters -- Geological hazards -- Man-made hazards -- Hazards management framework -- The role of the federal government -- Mitigation hazards at the state level -- Local government power -- Community resilience and the private sector -- Risk assessment -- Preparedness activities -- Hazard mitigation tools and techniques -- Hazard mitigation planning -- Building a culture of prevention. - Includes index |
| ISBN: | 0-471-79019-2 |
| Classification: | Globale Umweltprobleme ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Wirtschaftsstruktur: Allgemeines |
| Source: |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004880045