Disaster risk reduction, community resilience, and policy effectiveness: the case of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in the United States/

JI Hyunjung

Disaster risk reduction, community resilience, and policy effectiveness: the case of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in the United States/ Hyunjung Li and David Lee - 2021

Given the escalating threat posed by natural hazards to communities, scholars and practitioners are emphasising the importance of mitigation as a strategy to enhance community resilience. This paper bridges the gap by examining the effects of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) in the United States, which was designed to improve disaster resilience at the community level.


DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
RISK REDUCTION
RESILIENCE
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS
UNITED STATES