Losses of life and property from natural disasters in the United States-and throughout the world-have been enormous and the potential for substantially greater

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volu

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters i

Losses of life and property from natural disasters in the United States-and throughout the world-have been enormous and the potential for substantially greater

We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation's social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disrupt