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Disaster Preparedness Study, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Disaster Preparedness Study, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Is Jacksonville prepared for a man-made or natural disaster? With the numerous risks of encountering disaster in Jacksonville due to its geography, weather patterns, transportation routes, and military facilities, how can disaster preparedness here be improved? The term "disaster" in this study refers to the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life and/or property resulting from any natural or man made cause. This includes but is not limited to, enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile military or paramilitary action, fire, flood, earthquake, wind storm, wave action, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, …
Jacksonville, An Energy Efficient City?, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Jacksonville, An Energy Efficient City?, Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
In the fall of 1979 the Energy Study Committee received its charge: "Moving Toward an Energy Efficient Jacksonville- how should Jacksonville approach this problem?" This report examines the energy situation to ascertain whether crisis conditions really exist. In the broadest terms, this means a close look at two things: supplies and consumption. The report is limited to the examination of the availability and consumption of oil in both the nation and Jacksonville in the short term (the next 5 years), and in the long term (the next 20 years), for the fueling of the transportation system and for the generation …