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<br />Hazard Mitigation Successes is guided by the following objectives: <br /> <br />. To increase awareness and understanding of the concept and practice of hazard <br />mitigation, and how mitigation planning has become an integral feature of <br />state and local government in North Carolina: <br /> <br />. To highlight select mitigation initiatives in Nonh Carolina that demonstrate the <br />value added of investing in mitigation programs, expressed in terms of cost <br />savings and reduced human and economic losses; and <br /> <br />. To identify issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the <br />future of hazard management and hazard mitigation in North Carolina into the <br />next millennium. <br /> <br />This report contains three distinct parts: <br /> <br />Part One examines the concept and practice of sustainable hazard mitigation, and <br />the role of key state and federal programs that provide critical resources for the <br />implementation of mitigation strategies, <br /> <br />Part Two highlights state initiatives and the experiences of eight communities that <br />have made hazard mitigation a priority. Their successes, set backs, and lessons <br />learned will benefit other communities that are pursuing a mitigation agenda, <br /> <br />Part Three looks toward the future and examines the issues, challenges, and <br />opportunities associated wirh achieving measurabie progress towards reducing the <br />vulnerability of North Carolina communities to naturai disasters, <br /> <br />Footnotes for the Introduction <br /> <br />Homeowners Guide 10 Relrofittlilg, FEMA, June 1998, p, 5, <br /> <br />2 During the past 35 years, North Carolina's coastal counties have experienced a total population increase of 63 <br />percent, led by Dare County's growth rate of 347 percent, and three other counties (Brunswick, Carteret, and <br />Currituck) with increases approaChing 200 percent. (Source: North Carolina Office of State Planning). <br /> <br />. "'"J" <br />Introdueloor> ' <br />''''1'1 <br /> <br />