Natural hazards and public choice : the state and local politics of hazard mitigation
by
Rossi, Peter H. (Peter Henry), 1921-2006.
Title
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Natural hazards and public choice : the state and local politics of hazard mitigation
Author
:
Rossi, Peter H. (Peter Henry), 1921-2006.
ISBN
:
9781483265513
Personal Author
:
Rossi, Peter H. (Peter Henry), 1921-2006.
Publication Information
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New York : Academic Press, 1982.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages : forms).
Series
:
Quantitative studies in social relations
Quantitative studies in social relations.
Contents
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Front Cover; Natural Hazards and Public Choice: The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; LIST OF TABLES; Chapter 1. Policy, Politics, and Natural Hazards: An Overview of Themes and Findings; The Study; The Policy Options; The Salience of Natural Hazards; Support for Policy Alternatives; Popular Assessments of Hazards and Hazard Policies; Elite Appraisals of the NFIP; Patterns of Interest, Group Activity, and Power; Summary; Chapter 2. The Study Design; Defining the Universe; Sampling States; Sampling Local Communities
Selecting Potential RespondentsInterviewing Elites; Who Are the Elite?; The California Resident Survey; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3. How Important Are Natural Hazards Problems to State and Community Elites?; Perceived Seriousness of Natural Hazards; Other Serious Problems Mentioned; Do Some Care More Than Others?; Why Some Care; Variation in Hazard Seriousness among States; Variation in Hazard Seriousness among Local Communities; Perceived Hazard Seriousness: Local versus State Elites; Determinants of Individual Seriousness Ratings: Local Elites
Conclusions: On the Seriousness of Natural HazardsChapter 4. Elite Support Levels for Federal Disaster Policy Alternatives; Measuring Support for Global Policy Alternatives; The Mutability of Disaster Policy Preference; Policy Endorsements of Elite Positions; Determinants of Policy Approval by Individuals at the Local Level; Results by States and Local Communities; Assessments of Specific Hazard-Management Programs; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 5. Popular Assessments of Hazards and Hazards Policies: The Case of California's Nine Communities; Californians' Ratings of Hazard Seriousness
Levels of Disaster PreparednessAttitudes toward Federal Hazard-Management Policies; Conclusions; Chapter 6. Elite Appraisals of the NFIP; Background; Legislation Relevant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; Community Participation; The Role of the Government; The Reactions of State Elites; State Floodplain Regulations and NFIP; State versus Local Elites: Mean Opinions, by State; The Reactions of Local Elites; The Problems, Controversies, and Future of the NFIP; Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 7. Patterns of Interest and Power in Nonstructural Hazard-Mitigation Politics in Local CommunitiesLevels of Local Community Activity, by Group and Position; Patterns of Influence; Regular Contact with Groups; Elite Favorability toward Nonstructural Hazard-Mitigation Measures; Who Influences the Elites?; Who Influences City Hall?; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 8. Patterns of Group Activity and Power in State Hazard-Mitigation Legislation; Activity Levels; Correlates of Cluster Activity Levels; Perceived Importance of Groups and Positions
Abstract
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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.
Subject Term
:
Hazard mitigation -- United States.
Hazard mitigation -- Government policy -- United States.
Hazardous geographic environments -- United States.
Environmental policy -- United States.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes -- États-Unis.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
Milieux géographiques dangereux -- États-Unis.
Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
Environmental policy. (OCoLC)fst00913250
Hazard mitigation. (OCoLC)fst01737034
Hazardous geographic environments. (OCoLC)fst00952182
Geographic Term
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre
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Electronic books.
Added Author
:
Wright, James D.
Weber, Eleanor.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| HV555 .U6 R67 1982 | 1183590-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Elsevier E-Book Collections | |