12Choosing Mitigation Policies
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets1
12.1 Making Choices
As we have seen, society has a range of mitigation options for natural hazards. To choose between them, it needs to identify goals and then select strategies to achieve them. We operate under major constraints. First, we have only inadequate estimates about the occurrence and effects of future events. Second, we have limited resources to allocate between hazard mitigation and other needs. Third, we have a wide range of societal, political, and economic considerations. Given these factors, we have to decide somehow how much mitigation is appropriate – how much ...
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