LEADER 02063oam 2200469 a 450 001 9910702869303321 005 20090422102258.0 035 $a(CKB)4970000000043042 035 $a(OCoLC)311635217 035 $a(EXLCZ)994970000000043042 100 $a20090302d2008 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||a|||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNatural hazard mitigation and insurance$b[electronic resource] $ethe United States and selected countries have similar natural hazard mitigation policies but different insurance approaches /$f[signed by Orice M. Williams] 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2008] 215 $a40 pages $cdigital, PDF file 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed Mar. 2, 2009). 300 $a"December 22, 2008." 300 $a"GAO-09-188R." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aGAO was asked to (1) identify policies used by other countries to reduce losses caused by natural hazards; (2) examine the extent of international cooperation among selected countries, including the United States, to mitigate natural hazards; and (3) identify approaches that other industrialized countries use to insure natural hazard risk and regulate insurers. 517 $aNatural Hazard Mitigation And Insurance 606 $aDisaster insurance$zForeign countries$xEvaluation 606 $aDisaster insurance$zUnited States 606 $aHazard mitigation$xInsurance 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States 615 0$aDisaster insurance$xEvaluation. 615 0$aDisaster insurance 615 0$aHazard mitigation$xInsurance. 615 0$aEmergency management 700 $aWilliams$b Orice M$01382459 712 02$aUnited States.$bGovernment Accountability Office. 801 0$bESR 801 1$bESR 801 2$bGPO 906 $aDOCUMENT 912 $a9910702869303321 996 $aNatural hazard mitigation and insurance$93550829 997 $aUNINA