Natural hazard mitigation : recasting disaster policy and planning.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: Coping with floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes: US hazard mitigation policy -- Mitigating natural hazards: a national challenge -- Evolving mitigation policy directions -- Part 2: Mitigation in action: six disaster cases -- Florida after Hurricane Andrew -- Missouri after the midwest floods of 1993 -- Iowa after the midwest floods of 1993 -- California after the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes -- Massachusetts after Hurricane Bob and other storms --Tennessee after a series of floods and storms -- Part 3: Assessing the national mitigation system -- State hazard mitigation plans: falling short of their potential -- The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: scattered spending -- State implementation of natural disaster mitigation policy: a flawed system -- Part 4: Recasting the national mitigation system -- Ethical guidelines for hazard mitigation -- Natural hazard mitigation: planning for sustainable communities