Download or read book Hurricane Loss Mitigation Study for Commercial Risks in Florida written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Premium Discounts for Hurricane Loss Mitigation written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking certain mitigation steps to protect your home from hurricane-force winds will not only keep your family safe, but can result in discounts from your insurance company. Use this guide to learn more about premium discounts for hurricane loss mitigation.
Download or read book Commercial Wind Insurance in the Gulf States written by Lloyd S. Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, there were indications of dramatic changes in the market for commercial property insurance in the Gulf States, including skyrocketing insurance prices and difficulty finding adequate coverage. These changes had and continue to have crucial ramifications for the region2s economic recovery and ongoing economic vitality, which is why it is essential that the insurance system for commercial wind risk be assessed to see how it performed following Hurricane Katrina and to determine whether government programs and regulations related to wind risk insurance need to be changed. The authors provide an overview of the 2005 hurricane season2s impact on the commercial property insurance market in the Gulf States and the outlook for the future. They also propose three basic goals for a wind risk insurance system and examine some of the challenges involved in achieving these goals. Additionally, they recommend that the debate over any needed changes to government programs and policies include all stakeholders and be informed by further research and analysis in specific areas.
Download or read book Hurricane Damage Mitigation written by Felix F. Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: This document discusses various contributions to research in hurricane damage mitigation. A graphical user interface was created to assist the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program in the deployment of wind observation towers deployed during the landfall of a hurricane. The program calculates geo-positional coordinates of observation towers based upon terrain properties and storm characteristics. An updated Florida Hurricane Loss Model was created that re-defined a load path analysis, and improved the program usability and automation. The improvements included a model consolidation into one damage model routine, and introduced menu functions. A literature review of commercial building damage estimation provided information on assessing damage on multi-story buildings in creating a commercial Florida Hurricane Loss Model. A methodology was devised that would consider the damage energy of debris for impact modeling, and the vulnerability of common cladding materials such as exterior insulation finish systems and glass.
Download or read book Coastal Exposure and Community Protection written by John B. Conners and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines problems raised by destructive hurricanes with respect to the growing concentrations of people & property in high-risk coastal areas. Also discusses the urgent need to provide better protection for people, buildings, & communities through more rigorous construction standards & better enforcement of building codes, flood insurance requirements, & land use regulation in areas subject to hurricanes. Appendix: value of insured coastal property exposures by state for Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico coastal counties.
Download or read book Hurricane Loss Study 1984 written by Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate written by Jennifer M. Collins and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is a changing climate affecting hurricanes, and how are these changes intersecting with our changing exposure and vulnerability in ways that affect tropical cyclone risk? Crucially, how should this understanding be incorporated into risk management practice? This book takes a cross-sectoral look at how damaging tropical cyclone characteristics are changing and presents novel approaches to integrate science with risk assessment. In this new era of tropical cyclone impacts, understanding effective risk management practice in a changing climate is more important than ever. This book details the outcomes of new research focusing on climate risk related to hurricanes in a changing climate. Topics include characteristics of tropical cyclone risk, perspectives on hurricane risk management strategies in the built environment, and implications for commercial risk. Inspired by the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate, this book brings together leading international academics and researchers, and provides a source reference for both risk managers and climate scientists for research on the interface between tropical cyclones, climate, and risk. 8 chapters are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Download or read book Hurricane Loss Study for East Central Florida written by East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Loss Study written by Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building a Safe Port in the Storm Private vs Public Choices in Hurricane Mitigation written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Mitigation for the Built Environment written by Ricardo A. Alvarez and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alvarez drives home the point that for buildings and communities located in hurricane-prone regions, it is not a question of whether the area will be impacted, but when it will be impacted. The book makes a strong case for taking responsibility to understand the vulnerabilities of buildings and structures to hurricane impacts." Timothy Reinhold, P
Download or read book South Florida Hurricane Loss Study written by South Florida Regional Planning Council and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mitigation Assessment Team Report Hurricane Charley in Florida Observations Recommendations and Technical Guidance FEMA 488 written by U. s. Department of Homeland Security and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Charley made landfall on Friday, August 13, 2004, at Mangrove Point, just southwest of Punta Gorda, Florida. On August 19, 2004, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Mitigation Division deployed a Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) to Florida to assess damages caused by Hurricane Charley. This report presents the MAT's observations, conclusions, and recommendations in response to those field investigations. Several maps included in our first chapter illustrate the path of the storm, the wind field estimates, the impact on people and infrastructure, and the depth of storm surge along the path. The width of the high-wind field was very narrow even though hurricane force winds affected some portion of the Florida peninsula from Punta Gorda to Daytona Beach. There was little storm surge or coastal flooding because of the narrow size of the storm and the translational speed with which it came ashore and crossed the state. The hurricane is believed to have been a design wind event (the wind speeds equaled or exceeded those delineated in the current version of the Florida Building Code [FBC]) for a narrow area from the point of landfall on the west coast inland for 120 miles. The design wind speed for Charlotte County (Punta Gorda) per the FBC is 114 to 130 mph (measured as a 3-second peak gust). The actual measured wind speed near Punta Gorda was 112 mph (3-second peak gust) and measured speeds in other parts of the state suggest that Charley was a design wind event. The storm created a very small area affected by storm surge and most damage was not caused by flooding from storm surge, waves, or erosion. Because Hurricane Charley was a design level wind event, the resultant storm damage provides valuable evidence about the effectiveness of building codes and design practices as they ad¬dress design guidelines for high winds. For buildings built prior to the adoption of the current codes, judgments were made about how the observed damage was reflective of the code to which the building was constructed, and the quality of construction or the inspection process that followed construction. Consideration also was given to the type and use of buildings. Many buildings that were expected to function for critical/essential services were severely damaged by the hurricane and lost function for significant periods of time after the event. The recommendations in this report are based solely on the observations and conclusions of the MAT, and are intended to assist the State of Florida, local communities, businesses, and individ¬uals in the reconstruction process and to help reduce damage and impact from future natural events similar to Hurricane Charley. The general recommendations presented in Section 8.1 relate to policies and education/outreach that are needed to ensure that designers, contractors, and building officials understand the requirements for disaster resistance construction in hurricane-prone regions.
Download or read book Final Report Academic Task Force on Hurricane Castrophe sic Insurance written by Academic Task Force on Hurricane Catastrophe Insurance (Fla.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catastrophic Coastal Storms written by David R. Godschalk and published by Duke Press Policy Studies. This book was released on 1989 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As people cluster on the coast in increasing numbers, coastal populations become more vulnerable to severe damage from catastrophic coastal storms. The authors contented that current public policy has proved unable to cope with the growing problem, and in response they present a comprehensive analysis of coastal storm hazards, standard policy approaches, and promising new means of managing coastal growth. Catastrophic Coastal Storms offers a solution to the policy problem by proposing a merger of hazard mitigation with development management, basing this on extensive surveys of at-risk coastal locations and case studies of post-hurricane recovery. Starting with the local level of government and proceeding to state and federal levels, the authors propose a strategy for overcoming the formidable obstacles to safeguarding the shoreline population and its structures from hurricanes and other severe storms.
Download or read book South Florida Region Hurricane Loss Study written by South Florida Regional Planning Council and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic loss projected for Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties.
