Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable CommunitiesThis volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainabilityâ€"the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the futureâ€"that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards. They lay out a vision of sustainability, concrete suggestions for policy reform, and procedures for planning. The book chronicles the long evolution of land-use planning and identifies key components of sustainable planning for hazards. Stressing the importance of balance in land use, the authors offer principles and specific reforms for achieving their visions of sustainability. |
Contents
| 1 | |
CHAPTER TWO Planning and Land Use
Adjustments in Historical
Perspective | 29 |
CHAPTER THREE Governing Land Use in
Hazardous Areas with a
Patchwork System | 57 |
CHAPTER FOUR Integrating Hazard Mitigation
and Local Land Use Planning | 85 |
The Factual Basis for
Planning and Mitigation | 119 |
CHAPTER SIX Managing Land Use to
Build Resilience | 167 |
Evolving Partnerships in
Hazard Mitigation | 203 |
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