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Title:
Disaster resilience : a national imperative / Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, The National Academies.
Publisher:
National Academies Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
xvi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Emergency management--United States.
Emergency management--Law and legislation--United States.
Disaster relief--United States.
Disaster relief--Law and legislation--United States.
Disasters--Law and legislation--United States.
Other Authors:
National Academies (U.S.). Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, issuing body.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The nation's agenda for disaster resilience -- The foundation for building a resilient nation : understanding, managing, and reducing disaster risks -- Making the case for resilience investments : the scope of the challenge -- Measuring progress toward resilience -- Building local capacity and accelerating progress : resilience from the bottom up -- The landscape of resilience policy : resilience from the top down -- Putting the pieces together : linking communities and governance to guide national resilience -- Building a more resilient nation : the path forward.
ISBN:
0309261503
9780309261500 (pbk)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)809027635
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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