ABSTRACT
Introduction This chapter will discuss the nexus between hazards analysis and planning, emphasizing disaster resilience and how it fits within the broader concepts of hazards risk management and sustainable development. The hazard mitigation plan provides a tool to link the concepts discussed throughout the text, such as the identification and analysis of hazards, the use of techniques to assess social, economic, and environmental vulnerability (i.e., spatial analysis, modeling, and economic loss estimation), the development of risk management or hazard mitigation strategies, and their application to at-risk individuals, groups, and institutions. The chapter will conclude with a discussion of land-use planning tools and processes and their potential to achieve disaster resilient communities.
