When communities experience disaster, emergency response and recovery are led
internally, based on local-level policy decisions and priorities. Decisions about how or …

Abstract After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the State of Louisiana received federal
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) assistance …

Abstract US State Hazard Mitigation Plans (SHMPs) identify hazards, locate jurisdictional
vulnerabilities and risks, and prioritize state hazard mitigation actions. As environmental …

Public policy analysts and political pundits alike tend to describe the policymaking process
as a reactive sequence in which government develops solutions for clearly evident and …

Abstract The US Geological Survey, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) uses
hazards science to improve resiliency of communities to natural disasters including …

New towns—large, comprehensively planned developments on newly urbanized land—
boast a mix of spaces that, in their ideal form, provide opportunities for all of the activities of …

Cost‐benefit analysis (CBA) is commonly applied as a tool for deciding on risk protection.
With CBA, one can identify risk mitigation strategies that lead to an optimal tradeoff between …

As climate change continues to increase both the frequency and intensity of environmental
hazards and disasters, the need for a cohesive national mitigation policy grows. As the …

Natural disasters are worsening, but elected officials have not adequately invested in
programs that would improve disaster preparedness. Federal spending and election …

In response to growing threats of climate change, the US federal government is increasingly
supporting community-level investments in resilience to natural hazards. As such federal …