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<br /> <br />INTRODUCING A NEW SERIES FROM THE JOSEPH HENRY PRESS <br /> <br />NATURAL IIA7_-\HDS A,"I) DISASTERS <br />Heducillg L05s (md Bllildillg SIIMaillllhility ill a Ilawnlolls \lhrfd <br /> <br />In this new series. leaJitJg authorities call for a broad perspective on disasters and a more holistic <lpproclCh to <br />the study or hiuarJs and the management of preparedness and rl'sponsl'. The firsf books in this series incluJl': <br /> <br />P,\YI:'oOC THE PRICE <br />111e Status and Role of Insunmce Agllim'/ Natural <br />Disasters in tile Ullited States <br /> <br />Howard KU[m.'llLhcf ;lnd Hich;lrd J. Both, Sr., Editors <br /> <br />This hook considers the effectiveness of insurance <br />cO\'cmge for Jow-probabjlil~, high-ClHlS('<[lwllce en'nts <br />such as natural Jisasters-and how inSllmnce programs <br />can sLlccessfully he L1sed \\ilh olher policy lools, such <br />as building codes and slanc!.lrds, to encourage elTedive <br />loss reduct ion nW,lSUrt'S. <br /> <br />The authors disCllSS the H:,aSOIlS for the dramatic <br />increase in insured losses from natl/ml disasters since <br />1989 and the COlH..'l'1"I1 Lhat insurers ha\'c ,lbollt their <br />ability to provide eo\"('rage ug,linst more such events ill <br />Lhl' I"uture. It addresses why there has been ,1I1 increas- <br />ing demand for hazards insurance, \vhat types of COH'r- <br />age prh'ate insurers are willillg to offer, and the role of <br />reinsurallce ulld privute-/puhlic-si'ctor initiatives Dt the <br />state and federallnrls for providing protection to \'ic- <br />till IS or natural disdstcrs. <br /> <br />ISIL\' 0-309-06361-2, 6 x 1).320 pUgt:'s, hardhound. <br />index $47.95 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />COOPERATI~G WITH NATUIlE <br />COllfrol1tjf1~ Natl/ral Ha;:'lIrd... u.jtll 1./llId-Use <br />Plallllillt: for SmtaillaMe COllllllllllities <br /> <br />na~'[J]ollJ.I. Burhy. Editor <br /> <br />["his \'UILln1l' focuses Oil the hreakdmvn ill sllstain,lbili- <br />ty-the capacity of the planet 10 prlwide quality of life <br />now and ill the fUlure-that is Signaled by disaster. The <br />authors hring to light why bnd use and sLlstainabi!ity <br />ha\'(' hcen ignored in devisin~ public policies to deal <br />wifh n,ltural hawrds. They layout a vision of stlstain- <br />ability. concrete suggestions for polky reform, and <br />procedures for planning. <br /> <br />The hook chronicles Ihe long ('\'olution of land-ust' <br />planning and identifies key components of suslaifl- <br />,Ihle pl<lnning for hazards. Slressing the importance <br />of hnlance in land LIse, the duthors offer principles <br />and specific reforms for achk\'ing their visions of <br />sustainability. <br /> <br />ISrF\~ 0-309-06362-0. 6 x 9. 368 puges. hardboullJ. <br />indcx 547.95 <br />