Resources

Our Resources page includes papers and research distributed at prior forums or suggested by members of the disaster safety community.

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A DISASTER IN THE MAKING
Eli Lehrer

COASTAL DISASTER INSURANCE IN THE ERA OF GLOBAL WARMING
Justin Pidot

EASING THE HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE CRISIS ON
THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS

Robert Litan, Frank Nutter & Marc Racicot

HIGHER GROUND: A REOPORT ON VOLUNTARY PROPERTY BUYOUTS IN THE NATIONS FLOODPLAINS
David Conrad, Ben McNitt & Martha Stout

THE OPERATIONAL GDFL COUPLED HURRICANE OCEAN PREDICTION SYSTEM
AND A SUMMARY OF ITS PERFORMANCE

Morris Bender, Isaac Ginis, Robert Tuleya, Biju Thomas & Timothy Marchok

RESTORING FLORIDA'S INSURANCE MARKET
Eli Lehrer

RISK PREDICTION AND DYNAMIC RISK MANAGEMENT - FRIEND OR FOE?
William Riker

SOUTH CAROLINA'S OMNIBUS COASTAL INSURANCE REFORM LEGISLATION:
BABY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Eli Lehrer

TROPICAL CYCLONE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS
Isaac Ginis

WALL OF WIND FULL-SCALE DESTUCTIVE TESTING OF COASTAL HOUSES
AND HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION

Stephen Leatherman, Arindam Chowdhury & Carolyn Robertson

WATERY MARAUDERS: HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RETARDED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE

Eli Lehrer

HURRICANE MITIGATION: RISING TO THE CHALLENGE:
RenaissanceRe

CLIMATE CHANGE: ASSESSING FUTURE LIABILITIES
WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.

MANAGING LARGE SCALE RISKS IN A NEW ERA OF CATASTROPHES
Wharton University of Pennsylvania



LINKS

- Association of State Floodplain Managers
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes - FLASH
- FEMA
- Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center
- Home Safety Council
- IBHS'S DisasterSafety.org
- Insurance Information Institute
- Insuring Florida
- My Safe Florida Home
- Natural Catastrophe Solutions That Work
- Northeast Hurricane Mitigation Leadership Forum
- South Carolina Safe Home

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