Abstract
Decades of disaster research have clearly established that comprehensive proactive planning is the best way to minimize and avoid hazard losses. In his seminal work, Dennis Mileti states that a disaster is a symptom of broad and basic problems of unsustainable growth and development. We can reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience by incorporating urban planning into the hazard planning process, through land use management practices and public engagement techniques.
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Masterson, J.H., Peacock, W.G., Van Zandt, S.S., Grover, H., Schwarz, L.F., Cooper, J.T. (2014). Conclusion. In: Planning for Community Resilience. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-586-1_10
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