Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters
by Jaimie Hicks Masterson, Walter Gillis Peacock, Shannon S. Van Zandt, Himanshu Grover, Lori Feild Schwarz, John T. Cooper Jr.
This essential handbook provides practical guidance for reducing community vulnerability to disasters through effective planning and resilience-building strategies. Authored by experts in urban planning and environmental science, it offers frameworks for assessing risks, engaging stakeholders, and fostering sustainable development to enhance preparedness and recovery in the face of natural and man-made threats.
About This Book
Planning for Community Resilience offers a comprehensive guide for communities seeking to minimize risks from natural and man-made disasters. The handbook draws on expertise from multiple authors to provide actionable frameworks for building sustainable and adaptive systems.
Key focus areas include assessing vulnerabilities, fostering community engagement, and integrating resilience into local planning processes. It addresses the complexities of disaster impacts on diverse populations and environments.
Readers will find tools and methodologies to enhance preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. The book promotes equitable strategies that empower communities to thrive amid uncertainties.
Designed for planners, policymakers, and residents, it underscores the importance of long-term resilience planning in an era of increasing hazards.
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