Title

Mitigating natural hazards: county-level hazard mitigation plan quality in Washington State

Authors

Daniel S. Feinberg, Third Partners LLC
Clare M. Ryan, University of Washington

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

Local-level hazard mitigation plans have the potential to reduce communities’ losses from natural hazards, some of which are projected to intensify with climate change, although there remain gaps in knowledge regarding the quality of these plans. This study used an established protocol to assign plan quality scores to county-level hazard mitigation plans in Washington State. Plans received higher scores in some components of quality (e.g. vision statement) than in others (e.g. specific policies), and overall quality varied with geography and plan authorship. This paper concludes with recommendations for future planning and research that may support community resilience to natural hazards.

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

First Page Number

2318

Last Page Number

2332

DOI

10.1080/09640568.2021.1971955

Recommended Citation

Feinberg, Daniel S. and Ryan, Clare M., "Mitigating natural hazards: county-level hazard mitigation plan quality in Washington State" (2022). Kean Publications. 836.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/836