This Webinar session will provide an overview of the mitigation function, including the general types of and approaches to disaster mitigation, the politics involved in mitigation, and specific applications dealing with disaster types, and an introduction to land-use planning which is a principal means of reducing risk from hazards.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

•  Define and discuss the function of disaster mitigation
• Discuss basic types of and approaches to disaster mitigation
•  Discuss the politics of disaster mitigation
• Discuss the range of disaster mitigation programs that might be adopted for selected disaster types
• Describe the process of land-use planning
• Discuss basic land-use planning concepts and techniques
• Discuss the politics of land-use planning
• Apply land-use planning concepts to emergency management