Featured Case Studies

The case studies below present illustrated examples of approaches communities have implemented to improve public safety through a variety of structural and nonstructural hazard mitigation measures.

Topics addressed include:

• Risk Assessment,
• Design and Construction,
• Private- and Public-sector Cooperative Efforts,
• Costs and Funding Mechanisms,
• Expected Benefits, and
• Performance of the Measures in Subsequent Hazard Events (when possible).

The links below provide access to case studies.

• Shelby, Ohio - The Economic Upside to Mitigation
• The 1993 Great Midwest Flood: Voices 10 Years Later
• Innovative Floodplain Management, Kinston, North Carolina
• Missouri Buyout Program
• Performance Analysis of Mitigation Projects in Louisiana

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