Assessing federal research and development for hazard loss reduction / Charles Meade, Megan Abbott.

"Prepared for the Office of Science and Technology Policy."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-65).

The federal response to the problem -- The role of federal R and D in hazard loss reduction -- Study approach -- Structure of the report -- Quantifying R and D for hazard loss reduction -- Identifying R and D funds -- Analysis criteria: isolating hazard loss R and D -- Characterizing the R and D effort -- Types of R and D programs that contribute to hazard loss reduction -- Funding distribution by program type -- Assessing program impact -- Overall assessments -- The policy challenge for hazard loss R and D -- The missing metric -- The human factor -- The implementation gap -- The current R and D payoff -- Key steps for policymakers -- Summary and conclusions -- The contribution of R and D to hazard loss reduction -- What is being asked of R and D? -- What is being asked of hazard loss R and D? -- The problem with the problem.

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