Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation

Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation PDF

Author: P. Michael Laub

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9780788148637

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Experience at the Federal, State, and local levels during natural disasters, along with a growing body of research, has demonstrated that the losses from such events, in terms of life, property, and community resources, can be substantially reduced when mitigation techniques and technologies are applied. This report illustrates the comparative benefits and costs associated with the implementation of a variety of mitigation measures by governments and private sector entities. It identifies, through a series of case studies, the mitigation tools used to achieve cost-effective hazard mitigation benefits.