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Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction
March 2013by: Sarbjit Singh SahotaThis video discusses proactive community-based planning to reduce humanitarian crises associated with natural and human-caused disasters. -
Sustainable Rebuilding Post Disaster
August 2016by: Robert DixsonThis video discusses how Greensburg, Kansas, planned for a more sustainable future following a devastating tornado. -
How to Transform Sinking Cities into Landscapes That Fight Floods
February 2019by: Kotchakorn VoraakhomThis video discusses the potential for large new parks to mitigate flood hazards. -
Flood Resilient Cities for an Uncertain Future
January 2018by: Marcus QuigleyThis video discusses the potential for distributed flood storage systems to mitigate flood hazards. -
Building Your Roadmap to a Disaster Resilient Future
October 2017by: Edward Thomas, Alessandra Jerolleman, Terri Turner, AICPThis guide is designed to help communities take advantage of pre- and post-disaster programs and resources that can help mitigate the effects of natural, technological, and human-made hazards. -
Planning for Hazards: Land Use Solutions for Colorado
January 2020This guide is designed to help cities and counties in Colorado minimize their hazard risk by integrating hazard mitigation principles and practices into plans and regulations. -
Plan Integration: Linking Local Planning Efforts
July 2015This guide is designed to help cities and counties integrate consistent hazard mitigation principles and practices across the local planning system. -
Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning
June 2018This guide is designed to help cities and counties in Florida reduce their risk from future hazards as they rebuild from a disaster. -
Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard Guidebook
September 2019by: Philip Berke, Jaime Hicks Masterson, Matthew MalechaThis guide is designed to help cities and counties understand and discuss inconsistencies in their plans that can reduce community resilience. -
Integrating Hazard Mitigation Into Local Planning: Case Studies and Tools for Community Officials
March 2013This guide is designed to help cities and counties integrate hazard mitigation principles and strategies into local planning processes. -
Integrating Disaster Data into Hazard Mitigation Planning
February 2015This guide is designed to help communities understand how to use data from previous disasters in hazard mitigation planning processes. -
Integrating Manmade Hazards Into Mitigation Planning
September 2003This guide is designed to help states and local communities mitigate human-caused hazards. -
National Storm Surge Hazard Maps
2020This interactive map depicts storm surge flooding vulnerability along the Gulf and East Coasts, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and Hispaniola. -
Getting to Resilience: A Community Planner Evaluation Tool
2015This toolkit helps planners assess their community’s vulnerability and enhance its resilience to hazards. -
Community Planning Series for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
June 2013This toolkit consists of a series of facilitator guides to help communities plan for pandemic influenza. -
Natural Hazards Viewer
March 2020This interactive map depicts significant recorded tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions globally. -
Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
October 2013This interactive map depicts current and projected future global water risks. -
Water On The Go
2020This interactive map depicts real-time water levels and rainfall across the U.S. -
Disaster Recovery Homelessness Toolkit
2020This toolkit consists of a series of guides to help communities mitigate hazard risks for and meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness during and after a disaster. -
Sea Level Rise Viewer
July 2019This interactive map depicts projected sea level rise for coastal areas of the U.S. and outlying territories. -
Adaptive Planning for Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: An Evaluation of 87 Local Recovery Plans in Eight States
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(4): 310-323, 2014by: Philip Berke, John Cooper, Meghan AmintoThis article evaluates the state and quality of local recovery plans in the southeast. -
Cities under Siege: Urban Planning and the Threat of Infectious Disease
Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(1): 109-117, 2006by: Richard Matthew, Bryan McDonaldThis article offers recommendations for planners to prevent and prepare for major infectious disease events including pandemics. -
Natural Solutions Toolkit
2018This toolkit includes a series of spatial decision tools and web applications to help communities use nature-based solutions mitigate hazard risks and adapt to climate change. -
Adaptation Tool Kit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use
October 2011by: Jessica GrannisThis guide is designed to help planners and local officials select land-use tools that can protect communities from sea-level rise. -
The Proof of the Planning Is in the Platting: An Evaluation of Florida's Hurricane Exposure Mitigation Planning Mandate
Journal of the American Planning Association, 74(3): 349-370, 2008by: Robert Deyle, Timothy Chapin, Earl BakerThis article evaluates the relationship between comprehensive plan quality and residential development patterns in “designated hurricane hazard zones” in Florida. -
The Rising Costs of Floods: Examining the Impact of Planning and Development Decisions on Property Damage in Florida
Journal of the American Planning Association, 73(3): 330-345, 2007by: Samuel Brody, Sammy Zahrar, Praveen Maghelal, American Planning Association, Himanshu Grover, AICP, Wesley HighfieldThis article assesses how planning and development decisions affect property damage caused by floods in Florida. -
Whole Community Resilience: An Asset-Based Approach to Enhancing Adaptive Capacity Before a Disruption
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(4): 324-335, 2014by: Robert Freitag, Daniel Abramson, Manish Chalana, Maximilian DixonThis article presents an asset-based approach for conducting hazard mitigation and recovery planning. -
Relocating a Flood-Affected Community: Good Planning or Good Politics?
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(4): 400-412, 2014by: Neil Sipe, Karen VellaThis article investigates the use of community relocation in Grantham, Australia as a tactic for flood hazard mitigation. -
Toward a Risk-Based Framework for Land Use Reconstruction Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(4): 338-339, 2014by: William Siembieda, AICPThis article outlines a four-point framework for reconstruction and recovery planning. -
A Comparison of Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Quality in Six States, USA
Landscape and Urban Planning, 122: 89-99, 2014by: Lindsey Lyles, AICP, Philip Berke, Gavin Smith, AICPThis article analyzes the quality of hazard mitigation plans from 175 jurisdictions in six coastal states. -
The Role of the State in Building Local Capacity and Commitment for Hazard Mitigation Planning
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 31(2): 178–203, 2013by: Lindsey Lyles, AICP, Gavin Smith, AICP, Philip BerkeThis article assesses the effectiveness of several measures state governments are taking to support local hazard mitigation planning. -
Using Social Network Analysis to Examine Planner Involvement in Environmentally Oriented Planning Processes Led by Non-Planning Professions
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2014by: Lindsey Lyles, AICPThis article uses a “social network analysis (SNA)” to assess planner’s stakeholder networks for hazard mitigation planning. -
The Role of Hazard Mitigation Planning in Building Local Capacity and Commitment: A Tale of Six States
Research Summary, January 2013by: Philip Berke, Lindsey Lyles, AICP, Gavin Smith, AICPThis briefing paper examines how six states support local hazard mitigation. -
Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Codes: Coordinating Building Codes and Floodplain Management Regulations
5th edition, October 2019This guide is designed to help cities and counties develop and implement coordinated building and floodplain management regulations. -
Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 Steps to Build Large-Scale Resilience to Natural Disasters
July 2019by: Dana Brechwald, Arrietta Chakos, Abby HallThis guide is designed to help regional agencies and coalitions promote coordinated actions to reduce natural hazard risks. -
Resilient Coastal Development Through Land Use Planning: Tools & Management Techniques in the Gulf of Mexico
April 2013by: Niki PaceThis guide is designed to help Gulf Coast communities use land-use planning to reduce their coastal hazard risk. -
Central Point, OR, Muncipal Code
Updated January 2020by:The city's municipal code requires solar orientation in TOD districts and for planned unit developments. The city’s flood damage prevention regulations exceed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s minimum requirements. -
Auburn, ME, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2019The city’s zoning code includes two overlay districts designed to protect people and property from natural hazards. -
Bartlesville, OK, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2020The city’s codified ordinances include regulations to mitigate flood and wind hazards. -
Louisville Metro, KY, 2016 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated December 2016This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the consolidated city-county. -
Maricopa County, AZ, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated July 2015This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the incorporated jurisdictions and unincorporated areas of the county. -
Maui County, HI, Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Updated August 2015This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the county. -
Martin County, FL, Unified Local Mitigation Strategy
Updates October 2015This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the incorporated cities and unincorporated areas of the county. -
Mecklenburg County, NC, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated June 2015This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the incorporated jurisdictions and unincorporated areas of the county. -
Monmouth County, NJ, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated June 2015This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the incorporated jurisdictions and unincorporated areas of the county. -
New York, NY, Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated April 2019This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the city. -
Multnomah County, OR, Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated July 2017This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the incorporated jurisdictions and unincorporated areas of the county. -
Nueces County, TX, Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Action Plan
Adopted July 2017This functional plan provides a hazard mitigation strategy for a county and its eight incorporated jurisdictions. -
Tulsa, OK, All Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated 2019This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the city. -
Roseville, CA, 2016 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Updated September 2016This functional plan details a hazard mitigation strategy for the city.