Natural hazards and public choice : the state and local politics of hazard mitigation /

Natural Hazards and Public Choice: The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation presents a research project that emerged from a concern for estimating the balance of support versus opposition to prospective social policies that aim to reduce the risks of damage or injuries from major natural ha...

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Main Author: Rossi, Peter H. (Peter Henry), 1921-2006
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Wright, James D., Weber, Eleanor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1982.
Series:Quantitative studies in social relations.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Natural Hazards and Public Choice: The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation presents a research project that emerged from a concern for estimating the balance of support versus opposition to prospective social policies that aim to reduce the risks of damage or injuries from major natural hazard events via the regulation of land use and establishment of building and occupancy standards in high-risk areas. The volume begins with an overview of the research project and the main findings. Separate chapters describe the study design; assess the views of politically influential people rega.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages : forms
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-337) and index.
ISBN:9781483265513
148326551X