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Prospects for improved hurricane protection on oceanic islands: Hawaii after Hurricane Iwa *
Author(s) -
Mitchell James K.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1985.tb00951.x
Subject(s) - preparedness , vulnerability (computing) , hazard , storm , natural hazard , natural disaster , emergency management , environmental science , poison control , landfall , environmental planning , oceanography , geography , forensic engineering , environmental protection , environmental health , meteorology , engineering , geology , medicine , computer security , ecology , political science , computer science , law , biology
Hurricane Iwa (23rd November 1982) produced Hawaii's costliest natural disaster and revealed serious flaws in the area's hurricane preparedness, response and mitigation programs. Twenty‐eight months later, a follow‐up study showed that impacted communities and facilities had been reconstructed with only selective and limited attention to mitigating future coastal storm hazards. Prospects for the reduction of hazard vulnerability on oceanic islands through post‐disaster mitigation measures are assessed in the light of Hawaii's experience.