Disasters by Design

"DisastersbyDesign"providesanalternativeandsustainablewaytoview,study,andmanagehazardsintheUnitedStatesthatwouldresultindisaster-resilientcommunities,higherenvironmentalquality,inter-andintragenerationalequity,economicsustainability,andimprovedqualityoflife.Thisvolumeprovidesanoverviewofwhatisknownaboutnaturalhazards,disasters,recovery,andmitigation,howresearchfindingshavebeentranslatedintopoliciesandprograms;andasustainablehazardmitigationresearchagenda.Alsoprovidedisanexaminationofpastdisasterlossesandhazardsmanagementoverthepast20years,includingfactors-demographic,climate,social-thatinfluenceloss.Thisvolumesummarizesandsetsthestageforthemoredetailedbooksintheseries.