This webinar was part of the National Hazard Center's webinar series, Making Mitigation Work.
Weather-related disasters are occurring more frequently and with greater severity. How can we protect residents from the hazards threats they face? A recent survey of American mayors found that an overwhelming majority pointed to land use tools—such as building codes and zoning—as their most powerful tool for managing disaster and climate risk. The Planning for Hazards website and guide enables local governments to prepare for and mitigate multiple hazards by integrating resilience and mitigation principles into plans, codes, and standards related to land use and the built environment. The guide provides detailed information about how to assess community risk level to hazards (including flood, drought, avalanche, extreme heat, wildfire, severe winter storm, landslides, and more) and how to implement numerous land use planning tools and strategies for reducing community risk.
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs led the development of Planning for Hazards, working with an advisory committee of representatives from state and federal agencies, local government, and other subject-matter experts in hazard mitigation and land use planning. The guide includes information from Colorado’s leading experts on the subject and represents varying community sizes, locations, and values.
View this recorded webinar hosted on the National Hazards Center website.