Natural Hazard Mitigation describes and analyzes the way that hazard mitigation has been carried out in the
United States under our national disaster law, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act. The book is an informative and eye-opening examination for planners, policymakers, students of planning and
geography, and professionals working for government agencies that deal with natural hazards.
Table of Contents
Pt. I Coping with Floods, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes: U.S. Hazard Mitigation Policy
1. Mitigating Natural Hazards: A National Challenge
2. Evolving Mitigation Policy Directions
Pt. II Mitigation in Action: Six Disaster Cases
3. Florida After Hurricane Andrew
4. Missouri After the Midwest Floods of 1993
5. Iowa After the Midwest Floods of 1993
6. California After the Loma Prieta and Northridge Earthquakes
7. Massachusetts After Hurricane Bob and Other Storms
8. Tennessee After a Series of Floods and Storms
Pt. III Assessing the National Mitigation System
9. State Hazard Mitigation Plans: Falling Short of Their Potential
10. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Scattered Spending
11. State Implementation of Natural Disaster Mitigation Policy: A Flawed System
Pt. IV Recasting the National Mitigation System
12. Ethical Guidelines for Hazard Mitigation
13. Natural Hazard Mitigation: Planning for Sustainable Communities
