ABSTRACT
It is interesting to note that the factors that motivate communities to participate in the CRS program are generally not the same factors that determine what CRS scores communities that participate in the CRS get. For example, flood risk is a significant predictor of CRS participation but is not a significant predictor of the CRS scores attained by communities. Further, greater property values appear to reduce CRS score achievement rather than increase it. The communities that score highest in the CRS program are a special kind of participating communities, that much is clear. Knowing the specific predictors for CRS participation and CRS scores would be useful to policy makers – it might enable them to develop policies that would incentivize communities who are already participating in the CRS to attain higher CRS scores. Such incentives should target flood reducing measures that would contribute immensely to reducing community vulnerability to flooding.
