Accession Number:

AD0625985

Title:

REPORT ON A REVIEW OF FEDERAL POLICY IN GRANT, LOAN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS IN AREAS OF HIGH RISK OF NATURAL DISASTER DAMAGE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SERVICE CHICAGO ILL

Personal Author(s):

• Fiss,Charles J. ,Jr.

Report Date:

1965-05-18

Pagination or Media Count:

61.0

Abstract:

The review is directed to problems of federal policy governing programs, primarily of a developmental nature, in areas of high risk of floods, hurricanes, or earthquakes. The original recommendation clearly implied that such policy is remiss in its failure to use the powerful influence of federal loans, grants, and direct construction to avoid placing at risk additional property and more lives in such areas. The review reveals that there is room for improvement in this respect, but also that federal officials in most programs have made some progress toward the objective.

Descriptors:

• FEDERAL BUDGETS
• DISASTERS
• FLOODS
• TROPICAL REGIONS
• HOUSING(DWELLINGS)
• URBAN AREAS
• HAZARDS
• URBAN PLANNING
• DAMAGE
• CONTROL
• WATER

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE