ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on to the understanding of more sustainable land use practices as they apply to repetitive property losses from flooding. One of the bridging issues in climate change is the role and influence of regulatory approaches to land use, many of which are unsustainable and contribute to issues of cost and resiliency at the community level. The evolution of repetitive loss properties can serve as a vehicle for understanding the future of hazard mitigation in a changing climate of land use regulation and increasing instability due to climate change. The term 'sustainable' has gone through a complex evolution as applied to climate change issues, development, hazards and urban planning. In order to promote sustainability in the face of climate changes, the tools of policy should reflect these facts and values. The sustainable hazards mitigation model supports community-wide decisions that take into account the impact of historical land use and the effects of current and future land use changes.
