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Lessons of Hurricane Andrew.
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Creator
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Abstract/Description
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The 15th Annual National Hurricane Conference held April 13-16, 1993 in Orlando, Florida. Table of Contents: A Meteorological Analysis of Hurricane Andrew by Dr. Edward N. Rappaport and Dr. Robert C. Sheets, National Hurricane Center; Emergency Preparedness and Public Response in Southeast Florida in Andrew by Jay Baker, Department of Geography at Florida State University; What Went Wrong: A disaster in the Making and Inspections: a breakdown in the system by Lisa Getter, The Miami Herald;...
Show moreThe 15th Annual National Hurricane Conference held April 13-16, 1993 in Orlando, Florida. Table of Contents: A Meteorological Analysis of Hurricane Andrew by Dr. Edward N. Rappaport and Dr. Robert C. Sheets, National Hurricane Center; Emergency Preparedness and Public Response in Southeast Florida in Andrew by Jay Baker, Department of Geography at Florida State University; What Went Wrong: A disaster in the Making and Inspections: a breakdown in the system by Lisa Getter, The Miami Herald; Learning from loss: Andrew's lessons; Failure of design and discipline by Jeff Leen, Stephen K. Doig, Lisa Getter, Luis Feldstein Soto and Don Linefrock; Andrew, Iniki, Omar: FEMA Evaluation of Federal Response and Recovery Efforts; Coping with Catastrophe: Building an Emergency Management System to Meet People's Needs in Natural and Manmade Disasters, a Report by the National Academy of Public Administration panel members Philip A. Odeen, Yvonne B. Burke, Frank C. Carlucci, Charles L. Dempsey, Thomas M. Downs, Andrew J. Goodpaster, Stan M. McKinney, Elmer B. Staats, and Lee M. Thomas; Governor's Disaster Planning and Response Review Committee, chairman Philip D. Lewis.
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Date Issued
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1993
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000421
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Subject Headings
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Hurricane Andrew, 1992, Emergency management--Florida, Natural disasters -- Florida -- History
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Format
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E-book
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In Lower Florida Wilds: A Naturalist's Observations on the Life, Physical Geography, and Geology of the More Tropical Part of the State.
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Creator
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Simpson, Charles Torrey
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Date Issued
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1920
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000023.pdf
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Subject Headings
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Natural history, Physical geography, Description and travel, Description and travel, Earth sciences, History
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E-book
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Florida Wild Flowers: An Introduction to the Florida Flora.
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Creator
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Baker, Mary Francis
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Date Issued
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1938
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000020.pdf
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Subject Headings
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wild flowers, natural history, earth sciences
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Format
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E-book
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Historical analysis of development and its impact on the ecology of the Grassy Waters Preserve.
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Yustin, Michael A., Florida Atlantic University, Gallagher, Jacqueline
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The purpose of this thesis was to document human impacts to Grassy Waters Preserve and correlate that to environmental change. Aerial photographs and archives provided a history of human impacts. These impacts included roadways, canals/levees, development, and landfills. To determine if environmental change occurred vegetation maps were digitized and compared from three study areas using 1940 and 1999 aerial photography. These vegetation maps included open water, transitional marsh/prairie,...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis was to document human impacts to Grassy Waters Preserve and correlate that to environmental change. Aerial photographs and archives provided a history of human impacts. These impacts included roadways, canals/levees, development, and landfills. To determine if environmental change occurred vegetation maps were digitized and compared from three study areas using 1940 and 1999 aerial photography. These vegetation maps included open water, transitional marsh/prairie, cypress, upland forest and human feature categories. Within all study areas the vegetation maps indicated decreases in the open water community. Within two areas major increases in cypress and uplands occurred. Vegetative shifts varied based on the locations of features like canals and levees. Due to image quality differences statistical analysis of the maps was not possible. However, the magnitude of change suggests that Grassy Waters became more densely vegetated and forested over time.
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Date Issued
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2006
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13355
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Subject Headings
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Habitat conservation--Florida, Grassy Waters Preserve (Fla), Natural history--Florida--Grassy Waters Preserve, Ecosystem management--Florida, Environmental policy--Florida, Restoration ecology--Florida--Planning, Sustainable development--Florida
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Document (PDF)
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Florida Trails As Seen from Jacksonville to Key West and from November to April Inclusive.
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Creator
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Packard, Winthrop
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Date Issued
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1910
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000024.pdf
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Subject Headings
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Natural history, Description and travel, Description and travel, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, The New Century and a Growing State, 1899-1913
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Format
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E-book
