ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................... 154 Overview of Hazard Mitigation ................................................................... 154
Definitions of Hazard Mitigation ............................................................ 155 Historical Overview of Hazard Mitigation before the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 ............................................................................... 157 National Flood Insurance Program ........................................................ 158 Blizzard of 1978...........................................................................................161 Federal Emergency Management Agency ............................................. 164 Community Rating System ...................................................................... 168 Project Impact ............................................................................................ 172 Florida Local Mitigation Strategy ........................................................... 175 North Carolina Hazard Mitigation Planning .........................................176
Historic Role of the Public Sector, Private Sector, and Academia ........... 177 What Roles Should the Various Sectors Play? ........................................... 183
