Involving Citizens in Hazard Mitigation Planning: Making the Right Choices

The success of hazard mitigation plans and programs is to involve citizens, since it is the key to creating a strong local political constituency for mitigation. When local governments take the time and resources needed to plan with citizens, the plans are more effective than when planning conducted solely as a technical exercise involving only experts.

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