A Comparison of Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Quality in Six States, USA
Landscape and Urban Planning, 122: 89-99, 2014
By: Elsevier Science Publish Co, Gavin Smith, Lindsey Lyles, Philip Berke
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This article analyzes the quality of hazard mitigation plans from 175 jurisdictions in six coastal states. It assesses the prevalence of three direction-setting principles and four action-oriented principles to evaluate plan quality, which include goals, fact base, policies, participation, inter-organizational coordination, implementation, and monitoring. The article concludes with a discussion on policy recommendations, opportunities for future research, and findings that show low to moderate quality overall.