03089nam 2200637 450 991046480540332120200520144314.00-309-26151-1(CKB)3710000000103278(EBL)3379136(SSID)ssj0000810266(PQKBManifestationID)12365149(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810266(PQKBWorkID)10833147(PQKB)10578948(MiAaPQ)EBC3379136(Au-PeEL)EBL3379136(CaPaEBR)ebr10863788(OCoLC)923289761(EXLCZ)99371000000010327820121102h20122012 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrDisaster resilience a national imperative /Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, the National AcademiesWashington, District of Columbia :National Academies Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-26150-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 244).""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Nation's Agenda for Disaster Resilience""; ""2 The Foundation for Building a Resilient Nation: Understanding, Managing, and Reducing Disaster Risks""; ""3 Making the Case for Resilience Investments: The Scope of the Challenge""; ""4 Measuring Progress Toward Resilience""; ""5 Building Local Capacity and Accelerating Progress: Resilience from the Bottom Up""; ""6 The Landscape of Resilience Policy "Resilience from the Top Down""""7 Putting the Pieces Together: Linking Communities and Governance to Guide National Resilience""""8 Building a More Resilient Nation: The Path Forward""; ""Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographical Information""; ""Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Public Agendas""; ""Appendix C: Essential Hazard Monitoring Networks""Emergency managementUnited StatesEmergency managementLaw and legislationUnited StatesDisaster reliefUnited StatesDisaster reliefLaw and legislationUnited StatesDisastersLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.Emergency managementEmergency managementLaw and legislationDisaster reliefDisaster reliefLaw and legislationDisastersLaw and legislation363.34/60973National Academies (U.S.).Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464805403321Disaster resilience1216795UNINA