Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation

Download or read book Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation written by P. Michael Laub and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.