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<br /> <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />In the aftennalh of Hurricane Floyd, the state of Sonh Carolina is demonstrating a major, unprecedented <br />commitment to hazard mitigation, Sew groups and organizations in the public, private, voluntary and <br />research sectors are becoming directly involved in projects and initiatives to reduce the I'Ulnerability of North <br />Carolina's communities lo hurricanes and other natural hazards, <br /> <br />The Governor and the Nonh Carolina Generai Assembly, for their part, have committed hundreds of milliotts <br />of dollars of state funds for housing assistance, economic recovery, and local government suppon. As <br />communities rebuild, every effon is being made to ensure a balanced approach to redeveiopment, one that <br />promotes economic and social goals, while achie,ing the goals of hazard mitigation and the conservation of <br />natural resources, <br /> <br />To accelerate the institutionalization of hazard mitigation in North Carolina, tlle I\onh Carolina Emergency <br />Management Dhision has established the Hazard Mitigation Planning Initiative (HMP!) , a long-term program <br />to build local capacity to implement mitigation policies and programs in communities across the state, <br />Currently, eleven communities fully participate in HMPI; the goal is to extend this program to all communities <br />in the state at risk to natural hazards, <br /> <br />While Nonh Carolina continues to receive national recognition for lIMP! and other mitigation effons, the <br />fundamental question becomes - to what extent are tbese mitigation measures directly contrihuting to <br />a measurahle reduction in losses from natural disasters? <br /> <br />Hazard Mitigation in North Carolina: Measuring Success addresses this issue, <br /> <br />Through a series of case studies, this sludy documents losses avoided as a result of the implemeotation of a <br />wide range of mitigation measures, including elevations - in place, and the acquisition and relocatioo or <br />demolition of flood.prooe properties, 10 essence, the state of Nonh Carolina can - for the first time - <br />defioitively poiot to the sa,ings from mitigation, <br /> <br />This study is an important milestone in the evolution of mitigation and sustainable development in Sonh <br />Carolioa, It goes beyond "the oumbers" and captures the dedication and resolve of community leaders to <br />reduce their vuloerability to hurricanes, flooding, and other natural hazards, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />0~'Z..lS~ <br /> <br />David E. Kelly, Secretary ) <br />Department of Crime Control and Public Safety <br /> <br />Eric Tolbert, Director <br />Emergency ~Ianagement Di,ision <br /> <br />