Digestibles

Policy Options for Rural America
Exploring Policy Options for a New Rural America released by The Center for the Study of Rural America of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is a record of the dialogue and presentations held at the Center’s second conference in 2001. The book offers insights on rural entrepreneurship, growing new rural economies, the digital divide in rural areas, leveraging amenities and strategic developments toward re-invigorating traditional economies, and re-thinking policy.

Contact: Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 816/881-2478, www.kc.frb.org
Cost: Free and available online downloads.

Forest Service and Community
The Future of Our Nation’s Forests and Grasslands a brochure from the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service outlines the new century of service, including water management, community focus, fire management, and natural resource conservation. Document number FS-723.

Contact: USDA Forest Service, 202/720-5964 or visit web site www.fs.fed.us.
Cost: Free

Forest Service and Fire Management
Fire Management Today, an international quarterly magazine for the wildland fire community by the USDA Forest Service, offers tips and examples of fuel reductions, suppression, and equipment and cost guidelines to help communities become firewise. The publication also reports on available program and website resources and takes submissions.

Contact: USDA Forest Service, www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/firenote.htm, subscriptions ordered at the Government Printing Office, 202/512-1800 or http://bookstore.gpo.gov .
Cost: Free online or $20/year subscription.

Disaster Mitigation Collaboration
Boarderless Solutions to a Boarderless Problem, a report from the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities (The US Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties) outlines the collaborative efforts between cities and counties for disaster mitigation. Several examples demonstrate how local agencies can be flexible in contributing to mitigation, such as flood prevention and earthquake preparedness.

Contact: National Association of Counties, www.naco.org, 202/ 942-4243.
Cost: Free

A Conference Preview Report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Understanding Your Risks – Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses is the first in a series of “how-to” guides by FEMA. It provides step-by-step guidance with worksheets to assess community vulnerability to disaster and estimate costs for recovery, multi-hazard in scope. Document Number FEMA 386-2.

Contact: FEMA warehouse, 800/ 480-2520, www.fema.gov/mit/planning.htm
Cost: Free

Performance Audit by Associations of Government
The 2001 Utah Performance Audit by the Utah Associations of Government (AOG), a report to the Utah Legislature, outlines the planning and government services provided by Utah’s seven AOGs. It offers recommendations to ensure accountability, such as the legislature amending the Utah code to formalize the AOGs’ roles as government service providers. Report Number 2001-07.

Contact: Office of the Legislative Auditor General, 801/538-1033, www.le.state.ut.us/audit/ad_2001dl.htm.
Cost: Free online.

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