Podcast: Planning for Post Disaster – An Interview with FEMA
Listen to a podcast in which Jim Schwab, AICP, manager of the APA Hazards Planning Research Center, interviews FEMA representatives Matt Campbell and Roy Wright about the vital importance of planning...
View ArticlePodcast: Planning for Post Disaster – An Interview with Gavin Smith and David...
As emergency management director for the State of Iowa, David Miller guided the state’s response to the 2008 floods that devastated Cedar Rapids and other communities. Gavin Smith, AICP, is the...
View ArticlePodcast: Planning for Post Disaster — An Interview with Lincoln Walther
Lincoln N. Walther, FAICP, heads the Planning Division at CSA International (CSA). He has over 40 years of experience in community planning, hazard mitigation, and emergency management in Florida and...
View ArticleTracking the Benefits of Resident Participation in Hazard Planning
By Jennifer Horney For almost two decades, researchers and practitioners have been working on ways to identify high-quality hazard mitigation plans and to determine the impact a high-quality plan can...
View ArticlePodcast: Dealing with Drought — How Planners Can Make a Difference
Drought is a slow-onset disaster that can impact the economy, health, and public safety of a community. To combat the financial and safety implications of droughts, the American Planning Association is...
View ArticlePlanning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
An excerpt from the definitive guide to Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction (PAS 483/484) is available for free on FEMA’s website. These chapters include some of the most immediately...
View ArticleLong-Term, Post-Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Planning in Oregon
By Josh Bruce, AICP Oregon experiences chronic non-catastrophic hazards (such as winter storms and flooding) on an annual basis. Additionally, the risk from a catastrophic subduction zone earthquake...
View ArticleWhat Next? The Past and Future of Disaster Practice and Research
By James Schwab, AICP Manager, APA Hazards Planning Center In the early 1970s, visionary geographer Gilbert F. White launched the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the...
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