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Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

11 October 2005 - 5:00am

The American Planning Association offers a workbook about hazards and how they affect communities.

This workbook from the Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community AICP Workshop at the 2005 American Planning Association's (APA) National Planning Conference contains information to help you learn about hazards and how they affect communities and how risk assessment is the fact base for mitigation planning... Case studies highlighted reasons for planning for disaster-resistant communities.

Full Story: Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community
Source: Smart Growth Online, October 10, 2005
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