A Coordination, Education, and Mitigation Model for Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Areas.
Abstract
A study was conducted to: (1) research existing storm preparedness efforts undertaken by state/substate regional agencies throughout the country and identify ways in which a comprehensive program could be most effectively implemented at the substate/regional level, (2) outline the nature of an advisory council for a hazard mitigation program, (3) expand the role for mitigation activities to include multi-hazards, (4) research the means of securing maximum involvement of various state, federal, and local agencies in a demonstrative activity, and (5) identify the implications of such a project to other coastal areas and explore the role of national interest groups or other institutional entities in maximizing the utility of conclusions and processes developed in other geographic settings. The coastal area of Georgia, covering an eight-county area and served regionally by the Coastal APDC, was used as the primary study area for the research conducted. It is an area covering 3,785 square miles with a population of approximately 350,000 in 1980. The contrast between slow, rural and rapid, urban growth provides a representative area in which to conduct a study of disaster preparedness. In addition to the use of the Coastal APDC region as the primary study area, research was conducted throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and Great Lakes states.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA092173