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OverviewScientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will be an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disaster events. Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management documents the imperative need for communities to prepare for the coming effects of climate change and provides a series of in-depth, road-tested recommendations on how to reduce risks for communities and businesses. Frontline Advice for Increasing Defenses and Reducing Impacts of Global Warming Authored and edited by emergency management and environmental protection professionals from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Sierra Club, this book offers case histories from communities across America that have successfully reduced the extent and consequences of natural disasters. These examples are becoming increasingly important to understand and replicate as the risks to communities created by a changing climate rise. This book recognizes three fundamental principles essential to developing a disaster-prevention strategy: The protection of natural systems is an important security measure The reduction of disaster risk, not just response, is of great importance Local communities must take the lead in prevention efforts Provides Local Governments with Replicable Case Histories of Hazard Mitigation Efforts This no-nonsense reference is a procedural roadmap for emergency managers, policy makers, and community officials. It explains how to develop community partnerships among a myriad of stakeholders; identifies staffing and resource requirements for successful programs; and p Full Product DetailsAuthor: George Haddow (Bullock and Haddow, LLC, Reston, Virginia, USA) , Jane A. Bullock (Bullock and Haddow, LLC, Reston, Virginia, USA) , Kim Haddow (Sierra Club, Washington, D.C., USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138432741ISBN 10: 1138432741 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 21 August 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Case for Adaptation (Risk Reduction). Planning and Protecting the Environment. Federal Mitigation Programs: Collateral Stimulus to Reducing the Impacts of Climate Change in our Communities. Community-Based Hazard-Mitigation Case Studies. County/Regional-Based Hazard-Mitigation Case Studies. Conclusions and Recommendations. Appendix: Compilation of Reports, Web Sites, and Other Materials Related to Climate Change.ReviewsThe book's case study of flooding in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is particularly instructive of the tenacity and long-term political involvement needed to deal thoroughly with even the most obvious and universally acknowledged hazard . . . offers a wide variety of additional resources on climate change and hazards . . . - In Natural Hazards Observer, March 2009 Author InformationGeorge Haddow, Jane A. Bullock, Kim Haddow Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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