Resilient-Sustainable-Communities-Report.pdf

Resilient-Sustainable-Communities-Report.pdf

M.S. Sustainability Management, Columbia University

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T

he report also provides a pair of tools for government officials who want to pursue the

integration of hazard mitigation and land use planning through sustainability.

The

first is

methodology

–

a step

-

by

-

step guide

–

for harmonizing these two different typ

es of plans. The

second is a

Sustainab

ility Strategies Resource Guide, which

offers innovative

strategies for

reducing the risk of riverine flooding. The guide includes the following

:



Mitigation strategies aimed at deflecting the

severity of a major flood

event;



Green infrastructure strategies to combat period

s

of heavy rainfall, riverine flooding,

storm wa

ter runoff, and sewage overflow;



Funding sources for implementing mitigatio

n and sustainability strategies;



Streamlining the development process of futur

e land use and development plans to

ensure the

use

of strategies in c

urrent or planned development

or

redevelopment.