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BUILDING LOCAL RESILIENCE Hazard Mitigation Plan Implementation in Coastal North Carolina

Corolla, Currituck County, 2012 (Source: Image by author). BUILDING LOCAL RESILIENCE Hazard Mitigation Plan Implementation in Coastal North Carolina. NCEM/ECU HURRICANE WORKSHOP, May 28, 2014 Anuradha MUKHERJI, PhD. Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

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BUILDING LOCAL RESILIENCE Hazard Mitigation Plan Implementation in Coastal North Carolina

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  1. Corolla, Currituck County, 2012 (Source: Image by author) BUILDING LOCAL RESILIENCEHazard Mitigation Plan Implementation in Coastal North Carolina NCEM/ECU HURRICANE WORKSHOP, May 28, 2014 Anuradha MUKHERJI, PhD. Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment East Carolina University

  2. Swan Quarter, Hyde County, 2012 (Source: Image by author) PRESENTATION OUTLINE The Research Research Background Research Methods Research Findings Initial Recommendations

  3. THE RESEARCH Research Focus: The 20 North Carolina CAMA (under Coastal Area Management Act) counties with a certified multi-jurisdictional county level hazard mitigation plan. (Source: Base maps from the United States Census Bureau (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/north_carolina_map.html) and from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/cm/103).

  4. Hazard mitigation broadly grouped into: Structural Mitigation & Non-Structural Mitigation Limited understanding of local hazard mitigation plan implementation Increasing responsibility on local governments but uncertainty about local commitment & capacity Implementation following policy adoption Place-based studies RESEARCH BACKGROUND Hazard mitigation plan implementation challenges in coastal North Carolina Looks at the 20 coastal counties under CAMA All 20 CAMA counties have certified hazard mitigation plans but implementation of policy recommendations or action remains uneven s

  5. RESEARCH METHOD Place-based qualitative research Content analysis of hazard mitigation plans In-depth semi-structured interviews First (i.e. descriptive) & second (i.e., pattern) cycle coding

  6. RESEARCH FINDINGS THE WHAT, HOW, AND WHY OF HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION WHAT: Hazard mitigation measures pursued and associated challenges WHY: Issues impacting decision to pursue hazard mitigation measures HOW: Resource challenges for implementing hazard mitigation measures

  7. RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHAT WHAT: Hazard mitigation measures pursued & challenges

  8. WHY: Issues impacting decision to pursue hazard mitigation RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHY

  9. HOW: Resources for implementing hazard mitigation RESEARCH FINDINGS: HOW

  10. INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Cannot assume implementation just because there is a hazard mitigation plan in place Building Resilience: Help counties balance conflict between safety and expense Address the fragmented nature of mitigation implementation (i.e., everyone has a piece – planning, building inspections, public works, utilities) – who is the lead Targeted assistance for technical expertise and grant applications – particularly in rural counties with limited staff – creating a tiered system of grants based on population, a pool of funds to assist with match money

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