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Tables of Contents for Assessing Federal Research and Development for Hazard Loss Reduction
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Figures
vii
Tables
ix
Summary
xi
Acronyms
xvii
Introduction and Background
1
10
The Federal Response to the Problem
5
2
The Role of Federal R&D in Hazard Loss Reduction
7
1
Study Approach
8
1
Structure of the Report
9
2
Quantifying R&D for Hazard Loss Reduction
11
16
Identifying R&D Funds
11
8
Analysis Criteria: Isolating Hazard Loss R&D
19
8
Earthquakes
19
1
Weather Hazards: Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Storms, and Drought
20
7
Characterizing the R&D Effort
27
8
Types of R&D Programs That Contribute to Hazard Loss Reduction
27
5
Funding Distribution by Program Type
29
1
Assessing Program Impact
30
2
Overall Assessments
32
3
The Policy Challenge for Hazard Loss R&D
35
16
The Missing Metric
35
5
The Human Factor
40
1
The Implementation Gap
41
1
The Current R&D Payoff
42
4
Key Steps for Policymakers
46
5
Summary and Conclusions
51
8
The Contribution of R&D to Hazard Loss Reduction
51
5
What Is Being Asked of R&D?
52
2
What Is Being Asked of Hazard Loss R&D?
54
2
The Problem with the Problem
56
3
Appendix: Sample RaDiUS Record
59
2
References
61