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4. Mitigation
Pages 21-28

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... Mitigation measures such as adoption of zoning, land-use practices, and building codes are needed, however, to prevent or reduce actual damage from hazards. Avoiding development in landslide- and fiood-prone areas through planning and zoning ordinances, for example, may save money in construction and reduce the loss of life and damage to property and natural resources.
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... To achieve this goal, the Committee proposes that local jurisdictions take the following steps: · incorporate both structural and nonstructural mitigation measures in new development, · examine ways to recluce the vulnerability of existing structures, · take steps to reduce the vulnerability of natural resources, and · undertake mitigation training with support from state and fecleral governments. A program for enhancing the nation's hazarc!
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... The private sector can contribute significantly to promoting nonstructural mitigation. Lending institutions are ideally positioned to incorporate mitigation provisions as conditions for loans, and the insurance and reinsurance industries can adjust underwriting rate structures as an incentive for mitigation.
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... In such cases, it is possible to anticipate probable damage to adjacent natural resources caused by rupture of a pipeline or a broken power line. Automatic flow controls, special breakers, and other features are readily available and can dramatically recluce damage.
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... Better understanding of the conditions that generate landslides would significantly improve hazard and risk assessments by local jurisdictions. Research is needed to develop designs that mitigate ground deformation and damage to structures, provide a technical base for mitigation measures such as landslide zoning, and test and evaluate innovative landslide stabilization techniques.
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... Real experiences can provide both insight into the factors that contribute to successful mitigation programs ant! the means for communities to capitalize on opportunities that follow a disaster.
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... Response and recovery need to /~e a coordinated effort of local, state, anGlfedKeral government, private voluntary organizations, Anal community volunteers. During and after Hurricane Hugo, U.S.
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  • ground deformation
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  • tax incentives

  • actual damage
  • soil properties
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  • endangered species
  • seismic design


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