The hidden costs of coastal hazards : implications for risk assessment and mitigation / the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal zone management.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2000]

Summary:

In 1997, the H. John Heinz III Center brought together a panel of experts to help develop new strategies to identify and reduce the costs of weather-related hazards associated with coastal development. 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, the book: -- documents the human impact of Hurricane Hugo-- describes and examines unreported, undocumented, and hidden costs-- 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1559637560

OCLC:

41892075