Growing Safe

Is your comprehensive plan hazardous to your community's health?

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May 8, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"Local comprehensive plans can be a powerful tool for protecting communities against losses from natural hazards. Unfortunately, very few communities have plans that really make a difference in disaster prevention.Unfortunately very few communities have plans that really make a difference in disaster prevention. Are We Planning Safer Communities?, a study concluded in December 2001 by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, shows that many comprehensive plans pay little or no attention to the risks from natural hazards. IBHS a national nonprofit funded by the insurance industry found that a typical plan addresses only half the elements that contribute to a safe, hazard-resistant community."

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Monday, May 6, 2002 in Planning Magazine

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