In recent years, the number of presidential declarations of "major disasters" has skyrocketed. Such declarations make stricken areas eligible for federal emergency relief funds that greatly reduce their costs. But is federalizing the costs of disasters helping to lighten the overall burden of disasters or is it making matters worse? Does it remove incentives for individuals and local communities to take measures to protect themselves? Are people more likely to invest in property in hazardous locations in the belief that, if worse comes to worst, the federal government will bail them out?."Disasters and Democracy" addresses the political response to natural disasters, focusing specifically on the changing role of the federal government from distant observer to immediate responder and principal financier of disaster costs.
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A "Real-World" Look at U.S. Disaster Policy,
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Rud Platt is a land use lawyer at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mr. Platt links the political aspects of U.S. disaster policy with the actual effects of major natural hazard events such as hurricanes, large floods and earthquakes. Based on knowledge gained from observing the response and recovery efforts in several disasters, Platt draws a number of key policy recommendations that are designed to move U.S. disater management policy in a more rational direction. Platt also includes a wealth of information based on interviews with key federal, state and local officials involved with disaster response and recovery. The book includes several very informative case studies provided by contributing authors on topics such as the 1993 Mid-west floods in Missouri.This book is recommeded for those who want to learn more about this important national topic and those who may be involved in the formulation of future disater management policy at the local, state or national level.
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Depression and war spawned a much larger, more paternalistic federal government. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
floodprone properties, disaster outlays, erosion control districts, coastal hazard areas, erosion hazard areas, federal disaster relief policy, safe land use, buyout approach, federal disaster policy, national mitigation strategy, dune district, aster assistance, nonfederal share, mobile home pads, disaster loan program, buyout program, beach nourishment project, disaster declarations, mitigation grant program, presidential disaster declaration, national flood insurance program, disaster loans, repetitive claims, floodplain management, disaster costs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Stafford Act, San Francisco, Charles County, Long Island, East Bay, Loma Prieta, Bay Area, United States, South Carolina, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Andrew, Midwest Flood, Army Corps of Engineers, Northridge Earthquake, Government Printing Office, Puerto Rico, Hayward Fault, North Carolina, Unified National Program, White House, Galloway Report, General Accounting Office, Hurricane Hugo, American Red Cross New!
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Depression and war spawned a much larger, more paternalistic federal government. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
floodprone properties, disaster outlays, erosion control districts, coastal hazard areas, erosion hazard areas, federal disaster relief policy, safe land use, buyout approach, federal disaster policy, national mitigation strategy, dune district, aster assistance, nonfederal share, mobile home pads, disaster loan program, buyout program, beach nourishment project, disaster declarations, mitigation grant program, presidential disaster declaration, national flood insurance program, disaster loans, repetitive claims, floodplain management, disaster costs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Stafford Act, San Francisco, Charles County, Long Island, East Bay, Loma Prieta, Bay Area, United States, South Carolina, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Andrew, Midwest Flood, Army Corps of Engineers, Northridge Earthquake, Government Printing Office, Puerto Rico, Hayward Fault, North Carolina, Unified National Program, White House, Galloway Report, General Accounting Office, Hurricane Hugo, American Red Cross New!
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- Natural Disasters by D.E. Alexander on 5 pages
- Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy by Rutherford H. Platt on 5 pages
- Natural Hazards (Meridian) by David Chapman on 4 pages
- Recovering From Catastrophes: Federal Disaster Relief Policy and Politics (Contributions in Political Science) by Peter J. May on 4 pages
- Coastal Erosion: Has Retreat Sounded (Program on Environment and Behavior, Monograph No 53) by Rutherford H. Platt on 4 pages
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- Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy by Rutherford H. Platt on 4 pages
- Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness (Wiley Pathways) by Anna K. Schwab on 4 pages
- Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America by Ted Steinberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Pacific High: Adventures In The Coast Ranges From Baja To Alaska (A Shearwater Book) by Tim Palmer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself, With a New Preface by Philip L. Fradkin in Back Matter
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