Policy learning for flood mitigation: A longitudinal assessment of the community rating system in Florida

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 912-929

  Brody, Samuel D ^a   Zahran, Sammy ^b   Highfield, Wesley E ^a   Bernhardt, Sarah P ^a   Vedlitz, Arnold ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Community rating system; Flood mitigation; Florida

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM; DECISION-MAKERS; FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES; FLOOD DISASTERS; FLOOD MITIGATION; FLOOD RISKS; FLORIDA; HUMAN CAPITALS; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; LONGITUDINAL RESEARCHES; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL MODELS; NATURAL HAZARDS; POLICY CHANGES; SEVERAL VARIABLES; SOCIAL SCIENCE DATUM; TIME STEPS;

EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; HUMAN CAPITAL; MITIGATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FLOODING; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POLICY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; FLOODS; FLORIDA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549092008     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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