Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally.
The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.
- A Safer Future
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1—The U.S. Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
- A NEW APPROACH TO DISASTER REDUCTION
- A FRAMEWORK FOR HAZARD REDUCTION
- Chapter 2—Hazard and Risk Assessments
- Chapter 3—Awareness and Education
- Chapter 4—Mitigation
- Chapter 5—Preparedness for Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
- Chapter 6—Prediction and Warning
- Chapter 7—Learning from Disasters
- Chapter 8—U.S. Participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
- BROAD-BASED U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE IDNDR
- DEVELOPING NATIONAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
- A NORTH AMERICAN PROGRAM
- Chapter 9—Organization of the U.S. Decade
- Appendix—Hazard Reduction Checklist
- Suggested Readings