ISBN: | 9781610912631 |
Publisher: | Island Press |
Published: | 1 May, 1999 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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In recent years, the number of presidential declarations of 'major disasters' has skyrocketed. Such declarations make stricken areas eligible for federal emergency relief funds that greatly reduce their costs. But is federalizing the costs of disasters helping to lighten the overall burden of disasters or is it making matters worse? Does it remove incentives for individuals and local communities to take measures to protect themselves? Are people more likely to invest in property in hazardous loc
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