Disaster resilience : a national imperative / Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, The National Academies.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• National Academies (U.S.). Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Emergency management--United States.
• Emergency management.
• Disasters--Law and legislation.
• United States.
• Emergency management--Law and legislation--United States.
• Emergency management--Law and legislation.
• Disaster relief--United States.
• Disaster relief.
• Disaster relief--Law and legislation--United States.
• Disaster relief--Law and legislation.
• Disasters--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]

Summary:

This report is presented by the National Academies' Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, which consisted of individuals in physical science and engineering, geographical science, social and behavioral science, economics, and public health. It addresses ways to increase resilience to disasters through a vision of the characteristics of a resilient nation in 2030. It has been informed by published information, committee members' expertise, and experiences shared by communities in three parts of the US. It defines national resilience and frames the main issues related to increasing it in the US; provides goals, baseline conditions, and performance metrics; describes the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards and disasters; and outlines additional information, data, gaps, and obstacles that need to be addressed to increase resilience. It also proposes recommendations for increasing resilience. There is no index. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 9780309261500
• 0309261503

OCLC:

809027635