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Essay Question B Disaster governance strives to help communities and countries respond in a cohesive manner However research suggests that disaster governance regimes lean towards disorganization Disaster risks reduction efforts such as structural and non structural mitigation however research suggests such measures difficult to implement Resilient communities embrace mitigation defined as a set of strategies to reduce future risks The goal of mitigation is to increase public safety covering individual homes to entire communities Two kinds of mitigation are typically pursued structural and non structural Structural mitigation centers on the built environment Structural mitigation can prevent a hazard from becoming a disaster Dams levees and floodwalls are examples of structural mitigation that a community can implement to protect a large area from becoming flooded Another structural mitigation option is retrofitting bringing an older building up to the current codes About 1 200 tornadoes occur annually in the United States
