With significant investment being made in mitigation, demonstrating cost-effectiveness is crucial for continued support. Loss Avoidance Studies (LAS) quantify the losses avoided (also known as damage prevented or benefits) due to the implementation of the projects.
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Study Area – City of Creston, Union County, IA
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)- Funded Acquisition and Elevation Projects
On August 25, 2017, the President approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas as Hurricane Harvey dropped an unprecedented amount of rain on coastal areas
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This study examines losses avoided in the State of North Carolina as a result of previous hazard mitigation projects.
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Study Area – Broward County
Hazard Type – Hurricane wind
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Study Area – Kenosha, Jefferson, and Crawford Counties, WI
Hazard Type – Riverine Flooding
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Study Area – City of Issaquah and City of Stanwood, WA
Hazard Type – Riverine Flood
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Study Area – City of Tillamook, OR
Hazard Type – Flood
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Study Area – City of Snoqualmie, WA
Hazard Type – Flood
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Study Area – Southern California counties designated in 1577-DR-CA or 1585-DR-CA (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
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Study Area – Sonoma County, CA along the Russian River basin and tributaries
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Study Area – Northern California (five counties)
Hazard Type – Flood
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Study Area – Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, MS
Hazard Type – Flood and wind
Flooding because of Hurricane
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Study Area – West Bank area of Je
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Study Area – Black Hawk, Carroll, Clayton, Des Moines, Hancock, Johnson, Lee, Polk, and Winnebago Counties in Iowa&nb
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Study Area – Iowa
Hazard Type – Riverine Flooding
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Study Area – Eight counties in eastern Missouri
Hazard Type – Flood
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Study Area – Colorado’s Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in 18 counties (study focused on three counties with the m
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Study Area – Birmingham, AL
Hazard Type – Flood