Philip Berke: 2 books
Natural Hazard Mitigation
Recasting Disaster Policy And Planning
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
The first half of the 1990s saw the largest and mcostly floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes in the history of the United States. While natural hazards cannot be prevented, their human impacts can be greatly reduced through advance action that mitigates risks and reduces vulnerability.*Natural Hazard...
Plan-making for Sustainability
The New Zealand Experience
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Around the introduction of Agenda 21 at Rio in 1991, some countries like the Netherlands and New Zealand were already leading the way with quite innovative approaches to environmental planning. Focusing on the New Zealand government's innovations in sustainable and environmental planning, particularly...