Sustainable Hazard Mitigation: Exploring the Importance of Green Infrastructure in Building Disaster Resilient Communities
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development, 15(1): 134-145, 2016
By: Columbia University
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure
This article explores how the construction and preservation of green infrastructure can function as a sustainable hazard mitigation strategy. It examines current hazard mitigation strategies and the process of developing community resilience with green infrastructure. The article concludes with recommendations for planning, funding, and regulating this approach for hazard mitigation.
Hazard Mitigation
This article highlights the function and benefits of green infrastructure as a hazard mitigation tactic. It reviews the state of natural hazards in the U.S., current hazard mitigation strategies, and the types of green infrastructure tactics that can be used to build resilient communities. The article concludes by offering recommendations for using recovery planning and public-private partnerships to support the use of green infrastructure.