Global warming, natural hazards, and emergency management / editors, George Haddow, Jane A. Bullock, Kim Haddow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Case for Adaptation (Risk Reduction) / Kim Haddow -- 2. Planning and Protecting the Environment / Jim Schwab / AICP / Kathryn Hohmann -- 3. Federal Mitigation Programs: Collateral Stimulus to Reducing the Impacts of Climate Change in our Communities / Jane Bullock, Fran McCarthy and Brian Cowan -- 4. Community-Based Hazard-Mitigation Case Studies / Ann Patton and Arrietta Chakos -- 5. County/Regional-Based Hazard-Mitigation Case Studies / Dave Dickson, Richard Gross and Ines Pearce -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations / George Haddow -- Appendix. Compilation of Reports, Web Sites, and Other Materials Related to Climate Change / Damon P. Coppola.

"Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will be an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disaster events. Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management documents the imperative need for communities to prepare for the coming effects of climate change and provides a series of in-depth, road-tested recommendations on how to reduce risks for communities and businesses." "This no-nonsense reference is a procedural roadmap for emergency managers, policy makers, and community officials. It explains how to develop community partnerships among a myriad of stakeholders; identifies staffing and resource requirements for successful programs; and provides a step-by-step demonstration of the disaster-planning process at the community level."--BOOK JACKET.