Assessing federal research and development for hazard loss reduction
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First Statement of Responsibility
/ Charles Meade, Megan Abbott
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Santa Monica, Calif.
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: RAND,
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, 2003.
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xviii, 65 p. ill. 28 cm.
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"Prepared for the Office of Science and Technology Policy"
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-65).
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The federal response to the problem -- The role of federal R&D in hazard loss reduction -- Study approach -- Structure of the report -- Quantifying R&D for hazard loss reduction -- Identifying R&D funds -- Analysis criteria: isolating hazard loss R&D -- Characterizing the R&D effort -- Types of R&D programs that contribute to hazard loss reduction -- Funding distribution by program type -- Assessing program impact -- Overall assessments -- The policy challenge for hazard loss R&D -- The missing metric -- The human factor -- The implementation gap -- The current R&D payoff -- Key steps for policymakers -- Summary and conclusions -- The contribution of R&D to hazard loss reduction -- What is being asked of R&D? -- What is being asked of hazard loss R&D? -- The problem with the problem.