Insurance: Organizations and Agencies

Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
www.ibhs.org/
IBHS is an initiative of the insurance industry to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters.

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Bibliography: Bibliographic Resources

Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States – A Bibliography
www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/assessbib.html

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Emergency Management:
Federal Agencies and Resources

FEMA/ESRI Hazards Maps On-Line
www.esri.com/hazards/
FEMA and ESRI signed a Project Impact National Partnership agreement to offer multi-hazard maps and information via the Web site beginning June 8, 1999. Flood hazard maps are available for all areas where FEMA has prepared Q3 flood data. Zipcode entry will produce generalized flood hazard mapping.

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Floods: General Resources

FEMA Consumer Guide to Reducing Flood Risks
www.fema.gov/nwz99/99159.htm
FEMA's Surviving the Storm: A Guide to Flood Preparedness outlines measures individuals and business owners can take to protect their families, property and communities in the event of flooding.

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Hurricanes: General Resources

The 1999 National Hurricane Operation Plan
www.ofcm.gov/nhop/99/nhop99.asp

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Injury and Damage Statistics

The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards
www.heinzctr.org/Update.htm
The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards is an in-depth study that considers the costs of hazards to natural resources, social institutions, business, and the built environment. Using the case study of Hurricane Hugo, which struck South Carolina in 1989, it provides for the first time information on the full range of economic costs caused by a major coastal hazard event.

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