Disaster Resilience in America: Steps Forward

A 2012 National Research Council report, Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative, outlines ways in which increased resilience can help to reduce the risks of—and vulnerability to—disasters before they occur, to decrease disaster costs, and to mitigate the consequences. This article summarizes the report. Four key actions are presented that can help the United States to increase resilience to hazards and disasters.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/169547.aspx
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07386826
• Authors:
  • Eide, Elizabeth A
  • Augustine, Lauren Alexander
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p 23
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 287
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency management
• Identifier Terms: National Research Council
• Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496025
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 23 2013 1:44PM