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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James Schwab, FAICP
Jim Schwab is currently an "allegedly retired" planning consultant after leaving the APA Research Department in 2017, where he served as Manager of the Hazards Planning Center from 2008. He previously had been assistant editor of Planning Magazine and senior research associate. He led the development of numerous PAS Reports on hazard-related and environmental topics as well as training programs both in the U.S. and overseas. Since 2008, he has been adjunct assistant professor in the University of Iowa School of Planning and Public Affairs, and more recently has been a certified instructor for FEMA's Emergency Management Institute.