Book contents
- Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change
- Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities
- Part I Case Studies from North America
- 3 Hurricane Katrina and the City of New Orleans
- 4 A Brief History of Flooding and Flood Control Measures Along the Mississippi River Basin
- 5 The 2003 and 2007 Wildfires in Southern California
- 6 Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Thirty Years of Lessons Learned from the Kansas City, Missouri, Extreme Heat Program
- Part II Case Studies from Australia
- Part III Case Studies from Europe
- Part IV Case Studies from the Developing World
- Part V Synthesis Chapters
- Index
- References
6 - Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Thirty Years of Lessons Learned from the Kansas City, Missouri, Extreme Heat Program
from Part I - Case Studies from North America
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
Book contents
- Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change
- Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities
- Part I Case Studies from North America
- 3 Hurricane Katrina and the City of New Orleans
- 4 A Brief History of Flooding and Flood Control Measures Along the Mississippi River Basin
- 5 The 2003 and 2007 Wildfires in Southern California
- 6 Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Thirty Years of Lessons Learned from the Kansas City, Missouri, Extreme Heat Program
- Part II Case Studies from Australia
- Part III Case Studies from Europe
- Part IV Case Studies from the Developing World
- Part V Synthesis Chapters
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change , pp. 53 - 64Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
References
1 In the 1980s, the hotline was staffed by health department employees during EHEs. Hotline staff listen to the caller's needs/requests and then either provide additional information or help coordinate the services required to address health issues (e.g. home health check by medical personnel).