Integrating Hazard Mitigation into the Comprehensive Plan
PAS QuickNotes 32
By James Schwab, FAICP
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This edition of PAS QuickNotes provides a primer on the importance of including hazard mitigation goals and policies in the local comprehensive plan.
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About the Author
James Schwab, FAICP
<p>Jim Schwab earned MAs in Urban and Regional Planning and Journalism from the University of Iowa. From 1985-1990, he was assistant editor of Planning, then moved to the APA Research Department as senior research associate. From 2007-2017, he served as manager of the APA Hazards Planning Center. Since leaving APA on May 31, 2017, he has been principal of Jim Schwab Consulting LLC, as well as an author, speaker, and continuing his role since 2008 as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. He is an accomplished author and has been responsible in whole or in part for 11 different PAS Reports. In 2016, in recognition of his "pivotal role" in helping create the new subfield of hazards planning, he was inducted into FAICP. Two years later, the Association of State Floodplain Managers awarded him its highest honor, the Goddard-White Award, in recognizing his national impact on the field of floodplain management. He served as chair of the Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division (2020-2022) and is leading an effort to create a documentary film (<em>Planning to Turn the Tide</em>) about the role of planning in helping communities address natural disasters and climate change.</p>