Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Hazard mitigation categories.

Reviews the types of benefits that can accrue to different segments of society from natural hazard mitigative measures, the types of costs that can be incurred by undertaking the actions, and the types of analyses needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness associated with the mitigation measure.

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-02-09

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by Federal Emergency Management Agency and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-09 with Social Science categories.

Over the last decade, the overall cost of disasters to the United States has grown significantly. From 1989 to 1993, the average annual losses from disasters were $3.3 billion. Over the last 4 years, the average annual losses have increased to $13 billion. On the Federal side alone, disasters have cost over $20 billion over the last four years. The disaster losses are equally as staggering for the American public. Since 1993, over 1.4 million Americans have been impacted by Presidentially declared disasters, resulting in the loss of their homes, property, communities, jobs, and in some cases their lives. This figure does not include the hundreds of thousands of people impacted by natural hazard events that were managed entirely at the State and local levels, and involved the personal savings and private resources of property owners. Indeed, the impacts of major disasters on Americans go well beyond those damages that are directly sustained. Recovery from disasters requires resources to be diverted from other important public and private programs, and adversely impacts the productivity of economic systems. To many, the rising costs associated with natural disasters have become unacceptable. To address this growing problem, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under Director James L. Witt, has encouraged the emergency management community to become more proactive in reducing the potential for losses before an event occurs. This proactive strategy is commonly known as mitigation. Hazard mitigation is defined as sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects. This distinguishes mitigation from other major emergency management functions such as preparedness and training, response, and short-term recovery. This emphasis on mitigation led FEMA to introduce a National Mitigation Strategy in December of 1995 to encourage a national focus on hazard mitigation. The strategy is based on the objective of strengthening the partnership among all levels of government and the private sector and to empower all Americans to fulfill their responsibilities for ensuring safer communities. The strategy was developed with input from State and local officials, as well as individuals and organizations with expertise in hazard mitigation. The strategy has two goals: to substantially increase the public awareness of natural hazard risk so that the public demands safer communities in which to live and work; and to significantly reduce the risk of loss of life, injury, economic costs, and destruction of natural and cultural resources that result from natural hazards. The reason for the emphasis on mitigation is clear. Experience at the Federal, State, and local levels during natural disasters, and a growing body of associated research, have demonstrated that the losses from such events (in terms of life, property, and community resources) can be substantially reduced when mitigation techniques and technologies are applied. This paper was prepared to illustrate the comparative benefits and costs associated with the implementation of a variety of mitigation measures by Federal, State, and local government, and private sector entities. To accomplish this, this paper will identify, through a series of case studies, the mitigation tools used to achieve cost-effective hazard mitigation benefits. The case studies are representative of the types of mitigation measures that are, or could be, performed elsewhere in the nation under similar conditions.

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author : P. Michael Laub
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1998-05

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by P. Michael Laub and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05 with Nature categories.

Experience at the Federal, State, and local levels during natural disasters, along with a growing body of research, has demonstrated that the losses from such events, in terms of life, property, and community resources, can be substantially reduced when mitigation techniques and technologies are applied. This report illustrates the comparative benefits and costs associated with the implementation of a variety of mitigation measures by governments and private sector entities. It identifies, through a series of case studies, the mitigation tools used to achieve cost-effective hazard mitigation benefits.

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Buildings categories.

Reviews the types of benefits that can accrue to different segments of society from natural hazard mitigative measures, the types of costs that can be incurred by undertaking the actions, and the types of analyses needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness associated with the mitigation measure.

Economic Impact Of Natural Disasters On Development In The Pacific Economic Assessment Tools

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Author : Emily McKenzie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Economic Impact Of Natural Disasters On Development In The Pacific Economic Assessment Tools written by Emily McKenzie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Economic development categories.

Economic Impact Of Natural Disasters On Development In The Pacific Research Report

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Author : Emily McKenzie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Economic Impact Of Natural Disasters On Development In The Pacific Research Report written by Emily McKenzie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Economic development categories.

Special Work Group Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Special Work Group Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.

The Hidden Costs Of Coastal Hazards

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Author : H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Panel on Risk, Vulnerability, and the True Costs of Coastal Hazards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

The Hidden Costs Of Coastal Hazards written by H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Panel on Risk, Vulnerability, and the True Costs of Coastal Hazards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Architecture categories.

Society has limited hazard mitigation dollars to invest. Which actions will be most cost effective, considering the true range of impacts and costs incurred? In 1997, the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment began a two-year study with a panel of experts to help develop new strategies to identify and reduce the costs of weather-related hazards associated with rapidly increasing coastal development activities.The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards presents the panel's findings, offering the first in-depth study that considers the costs of coastal hazards to natural resources, social institutions, business, and the built environment. Using Hurricane Hugo, which struck South Carolina in 1989, as a case study, it provides for the first time information on the full range of economic costs caused by a major coastal hazard event. The book: describes and examines unreported, undocumented, and hidden costs such as losses due to business interruption, reduction in property values, interruption of social services, psychological trauma, damage to natural systems, and others examines the concepts of risk and vulnerability, and discusses conventional approaches to risk assessment and the emerging area of vulnerability assessment recommends a comprehensive framework for developing and implementing mitigation strategies documents the human impact of Hurricane Hugo and provides insight from those who lived through it.The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards takes a structured approach to the problem of coastal hazards, offering a new framework for community-based hazard mitigation along with specific recommendations for implementation. Decisionmakers -- both policymakers and planners -- who are interested in coastal hazard issues will find the book a unique source of new information and insight, as will private-sector decisionmakers including lenders, investors, developers, and insurers of coastal property.

Fault Line Forum

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Fault Line Forum written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Earthquakes categories.

Protecting Business Operations Second Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation

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Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Protecting Business Operations Second Report On Costs And Benefits Of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by Federal Emergency Management Agency and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.