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Full-Text Articles in Economics
Issue Brief: Saving By Mitigating, University Of Louisville, New England Environmental Finance Center
Issue Brief: Saving By Mitigating, University Of Louisville, New England Environmental Finance Center
Sustainable Communities Capacity Building
Natural disasters can cause loss of life, inflict damage to buildings and infrastructure, and have devastating consequences for a community’s economic, social, and environmental well-being. Hazard mitigation means reducing damages from disasters.
Local governments have the responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens. Proactive mitigation policies and actions help reduce risk and create safer, more disaster-resilient communities. Mitigation is an investment in your community’s future safety, equity, and sustainability.
A Comparison Of Maine’S Per Capita Spending, 1996-2006 To The Us And Other States, Ryan Boyd
A Comparison Of Maine’S Per Capita Spending, 1996-2006 To The Us And Other States, Ryan Boyd
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
The Great Recession of 2008-2010 is showing that the states and national government have spent too much. We need the vision of Thomas Friedman to move beyond our spending and planning habits of the past.1
In 2016, expenditures compared to 2006 will look very different, unlike the previous similarities of 1996 to 2006. This retraction, due to the recession and our government’s embracement of concerns about debt from policy wonks such as former US Comptroller David Walker, debt will have a significant affect on many populations of our society. Maine has been noted as being a state that looks after …
Bridge / Tunnel Crossing Study : Portland Harbor - Fore River, Portland - South Portland, Maine Department Of Transportation
Bridge / Tunnel Crossing Study : Portland Harbor - Fore River, Portland - South Portland, Maine Department Of Transportation
Maine Collection
Bridge / Tunnel Crossing Study : Portland Harbor - Fore River, Portland - South Portland
Report by Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc., Engineers, Boston, Mass.
Prepared for the Maine Department of Transportation, Augusta, Maine, 1973.
Contents: Table of Contents / List of Figures / List of Tables / Introduction / Summary of Findings / Section 1 - General Background - Location Study / Section 2 - Alternative Facilities and Locations / Section 3 - Comparison of Construction Costs - Tunnel Versus Bridge / Section 4 - Traffic Analysis / Section 5 - Cost Effectiveness Analysis / Section 6 - Financial …
Postwar Planning For The State Of Maine, Maine Development Commission
Postwar Planning For The State Of Maine, Maine Development Commission
Maine Collection
Postwar Planning for the State of Maine by the Maine Development Commission, as Compiled November 1, 1944
Compiled and Published by the Maine Development Commission, Augusta, Maine, 1944.
Contents: Introduction / General Employment Data / State Projects / Municipal Projects / List of Tables and Illustrations.