Hazard mitigation in Florida following Hurricane Andrew.

"December 1996"

"This working paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMS-9408322, "Assessing planning and implementation of hazard mitigation under the Stafford Act." Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this working paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation"

Bibliography: p. 59-61

Examines in detail the impacts, recovery activities, and lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew. Begins by describing the physical forces of the storm, the extent and nature of the damages which occurred, and the vulnerability of South Florida to hurricanes and storms. Then describes the basic features of the planning and mitigation framework that existed before Andrew. From there the case describes and documents the major recovery and reconstruction activities that have occurred following the storm, including the post-storm mitigation projects and expenditures, changes to building codes, and design charrettes which examined alternative rebuilding strategies