Mitigation Success Stories in the United States. Edition 4, January 2002

摘要

For over two decades, mitigation activities have been implemented across the country to save lives, reduce property damage and lessen the need for recovery funding. In many cases, mitigation success has been achieved following devastating disasters, when local officials and the general public have realized the need to effect change in their community. Major efforts to reduce flood damage in the nation include programs such as the Federal Emergency Management Agencys Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. Of particular note is FEMAs funding of local acquisition programs, which have resulted in the relocation of 30,000 floodprone structures since 1993. Certainly structural projects have their place as well, such as dams, levees and locks undertaken by such agencies as the Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service and others. In the 21st Century, more and more communities are mitigating flood damage through a combination of approaches.