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Hugo-1989! Lessons Learned by Local Government Charlotte, N. C.

by Bobbie Shields,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Hurricane Hugo One Year Later

Abstract:

Hurricane HUGO taught many quick lessons to the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Some of the lessons were those which every government official should learn. No one signed up for HUGO-1989 . . . everyone wanted to pass the course.

Subject Headings: Emergency management | Local government | Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones | Information management | Urban areas | Public opinion and participation | Public information programs | North Carolina

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