Reducing disaster risk by managing urban land use: Guidance notes for planners
This document provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use management-related tools to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban resilience and sustainable urban development. The guidance is illustrated through case studies showing examples where urban land use management-related tools have been adopted to reduce disaster risk.
Such tools include:
- land use planning
- development control instruments
- greenfield development, and urban redevelopment​
In order to reduce disaster risk through urban land use management processes, urban planners need technical capacity to interpret disaster risk information and its potential implications for a city’s landscape. Planners may require political support and practical guidance on suitable entry points to incorporates disaster risk considerations into land use management processes, while recognizing that in doing so there may be financial, social, and political implications. This guidance note series is written for urban planners for the purpose of providing such directions.
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