Cooperating with Nature

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.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Natural Hazards and Land Use: An IntroductionPart One: The Choices of the Past 2 Planning and Land Use Adjustments in Historical Perspective3 Governing Land Use in Hazardous Areas with a Patchwork SystemPart Two: The Land Use Planning Alternative4 Integrating Hazard Mitigation and Local Land Use Planning5 Hazard Assessment: The Factual Basis for Planning and Mitigation6 Managing Land Use to Build Resilience7 The Third Sector: Evolving Partnerships in Hazard MitigationPart Three: Looking to the Future 8 The Vision of Sustainable Communities9 Policies for Sustainable Land UseAppendix: Annotated Bibliography of Selected ResearchBibliographyIndex