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Cooperating with nature : confronting natural hazards with land use planning for sustainable communities / Raymond J. Burby, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Natural hazards and disasters Cooperating with nature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural disasters--United States--Evaluation.
- Natural disasters.
- Land use--United States--Management.
- Land use.
- Community development--United States.
- Community development.
- Sustainable development--United States.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Joseph Henry Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability--the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future--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:
- Front Matter
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Contents
- CHAPTER ONE Natural Hazards and Land Use: An Introduction
- CHAPTER TWO Planning and Land Use Adjustments in Historical Perspective
- CHAPTER THREE Governing Land Use in Hazardous Areas with a Patchwork System
- CHAPTER FOUR Integrating Hazard Mitigation and Local Land Use Planning
- CHAPTER FIVE Hazard Assessment: The Factual Basis for Planning and Mitigation
- CHAPTER SIX Managing Land Use to Build Resilience
- CHAPTER SEVEN The Third Sector: Evolving Partnerships in Hazard Mitigation
- CHAPTER EIGHT The Vision of Sustainable Communities
- CHAPTER NINE Policies for Sustainable Land Use
- APPENDIX Annotated Bibliography of Selected Research
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612082153
- 9780309518437
- 0309518431
- 9780309174688
- 0309174686
- 9781282082151
- 1282082159
- 9780585027517
- 058502751X
- OCLC:
- 42854328
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