Author: New Orleans (La.). Office of Emergency Preparedness
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Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Author: New Orleans (La.). Office of Emergency Preparedness
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: New Orleans (La.). Office of Emergency Preparedness
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ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Author: The National Academies
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309215307
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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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 world-the second highest annual total ever-with 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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Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.

Author: New Orleans (La.). Office of Emergency Preparedness
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Author: Jennifer C. Baptiste
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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Author: New Orleans (La.). Office of Emergency Management
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Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Accompanying CD-ROM contains additional supporting materials, sample electronic slide presentations, and other resources.