Debora:Hazard Reduction Programs

Debora:Hazard Reduction Programs

Over the last 100 years, the government has put in place a number of hazard-reduction programs as the result of various disasters. Write a 5–7 page paper analyzing the current and past governmental reduction programs (for both natural and man-made hazards) and trace the history of hazard mitigation from the 20th Century to current times.

Hazard Reduction Programs
Over the last 100 years, the government has put in place a number of hazard-reduction programs as the result of various disasters. Write a 5–7 page paper analyzing the current and past governmental reduction programs (for both natural and man-made hazards) and trace the history of hazard mitigation from the 20th Century to current times.
The list below contains a sample of programs:
• Flood Control Act(FCA) of 1917
• FCA of 1936
• FCA of 1938
• Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1950
• National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
• Disaster Relief Act of 1970
• Flood Disaster protection Act of 1973
• Disaster Relief Act of 1974
• Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act-1977
• FEMA Established-1978
• Coastal Barriers Resource Act-1982
• Stafford Act-1988
• Hazard Mitigation Act of 2000
Your Assignment should:
• identify at least three (3) natural and three (3) man-made disaster mitigation programs, highlighting best practices
• identify the sources for each of the programs and explain the influence of disasters on mitigation programs
• explain how the programs were put in place
• discuss the impact of such programs, including the program effectiveness and unresolved issues

 

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