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<br /> <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />I. Assessment <br /> <br />Numerous bits of essential data are available but need to be collected, sometimes processed, and often <br />interpreted to solve the majority of assessment needs. Potential assessment questions to be asked include: <br /> <br />. Which mitigation measures provide the best cost-benefit ratio? <br /> <br />. Where is it safe to develop new homes and communities? <br /> <br />. What remedial measures are required? <br /> <br />. How effective would the mitigation strategy be? <br /> <br />In addition, assessments require many considerations which make the process an expensive proposition. <br /> <br />J. Influence <br /> <br />Lobbying for influence is a fact of life in the mitigation scenario. Further, electoral activities promoting <br />candidates, issues or actions are common to mitigation efforts. Referenda, which the voting public <br />endorses, can enhance or negate mitigation practices. <br /> <br />1. In order to compete successfully with well funded industry interests, mitigation issues must be <br />translated into clear statements of benefit compared to hazard risks. <br /> <br />2. The public, in both behind-the-scenes lobbying and more up-front politics, often is in competition <br />with industry for the attentions of elected officials. <br /> <br />3. Timing is critical; events and attention are allies of influence. <br /> <br />4. Credibility must be established. Solid technical facts are influential. <br /> <br />S. Professionalism is the key to a team approach for a quality mitigation product. <br /> <br />6. Build in a role for the media. If political or other sensitive issues develop, established media <br />contacts are useful. <br /> <br />K. Professional Training <br /> <br />Professional training incorporates technical instruction to enhance the skills of workers, managers and <br />administrators concerned with natural disaster mitigation. Professional training involves the transfer of <br />information and technology included within all of the previous ten mitigation categories. In essence, <br />professional training is the keystone which supports the arch of successful mitigation. <br /> <br />1. Training can be viewed as a two-step process; technical information is exchanged with a group of <br />technical experts (architects, building inspectors, city planners, engineers, science editors, and <br />urban foresters) which is responsible for the formulation of standards of performance, conduct and <br /> <br />125 <br />