Building a Disaster-Resistant University

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Year: 2003
Pages: 63
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756740622

Description

Barry Leonard (ed). In the last decade, disasters such as tropical storms have affected univ. & college campuses with disturbing frequency, sometimes causing death & injury, but always imposing monetary losses & disruption of the institution’s teaching, research, & public service. These losses could have been substantially reduced or eliminated through comprehensive disaster planning & mitigation actions. Here is both a how-to guide & a distillation of the experiences of 6 univ. & colleges across the country that have been working over the past several years to become more disaster-resistant. Chapters: Organize Resources; Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment; Developing the Mitigation Plan; Adoption & Implementation; & Worksheets.

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