Risk and Resilience: Derin Ural College of Engineering University of Miami

Risk
and Resilience
Derin Ural
College of Engineering
University of Miami
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
Transforming Lives Through Education, Research, Innovation and Service 1
Reference: FEMA Higher Education Program
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The Mitigation Plan
Objectives
8.1 Discuss what a mitigation plan is and

why it is conducted.
8.2 Explain what the common components

of a hazard mitigation plan are, and why
they are included in the plan.
8.3 Lead a group exercise to examine

mitigation plans at the State, local, tribal,
county, and multijurisdictional levels.
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Transforming Lives Through Education, Research, Innovation and Service Slide 8-4
Hazards Risk Management End Goal
Reduce or eliminate threats to:
• People
• Property
• Environment
• Economy
• Existence
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COLLEGE of ENGINEERING Slide 8-
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Mitigation Plan Can Be:
• A document
• A proposal
• A reference
• A strategy
• A result of consensus
• A goal
• A wish list
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Mitigation Plan: ABAG
A hazard mitigation plan:
•Identifies the hazards a community or region faces;
•Assesses their vulnerability to the hazards; and
•Identifies specific actions that can be taken to reduce the risk from the
hazards.
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Mitigation Plan: NYC
The Hazard Mitigation Plan:
• Contains geographic and demographic information, together with a
citywide risk and vulnerability assessment to outline a mitigation
strategy.
• Details goals, objectives, and specific tasks or actions to reduce risk.
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Mitigation Plan: FEMA
Mitigation plans:
• Are the documentation of a State or local government’s evaluation of
natural hazards and the strategies to mitigate such hazards.
• Form the foundation for a community’s long-‐term strategy to reduce
disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage,
reconstruction, and repeated damage.
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Key Planning Points
• The planning process is as important as the plan itself.
• The plan creates a framework for risk-‐based decision-‐making to
reduce damages to lives, property, and the economy from future
disasters.
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Why is Mitigation Planning Conducted?
• It is required.
• Flood insurance premiums can be lowered.
• Organizes mitigation options.
• Communicates risk-‐reduction priorities.
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Planning Requirements
• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
• Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000 or DMA2K)
• 44 CFR Part 201
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DMA2K – President Authorized to:
• Provide grants to tribal and local governments for pre-‐disaster
mitigation activities.
• Delineate criteria to be used in awarding such grants.
• Define mitigation planning requirements.
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DMA2K Rule Changes
• February 26, 2002, Interim Final Rule
• October 1, 2002, Interim Final Rule
• September 13, 2004, Interim Final Rule
• September 16, 2009, Final Rule
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DMA2K
Associated with:
•Pre-‐Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
•Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
•Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
•Severe Repetitive Loss Program
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Flood Insurance Premiums
• Community Rating System (CRS)
• Community Credits
• Community-‐wide premium reductions
• More credits = More reduction in premiums
• CRS does not result in grant funds
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Plan helps communities consider:
• Community long-‐term goals
• Community risk perception/aversion
• Available budgets
• The positive and negative impacts of each
mitigation option, weighed in conjunction
• The equitability of benefits gained through
mitigation efforts across all community
stakeholder groups
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Organization of Mitigation
Information
• Risk reduction should not be ad-‐hoc.
• Advance planning is key for communities.
• On-‐the-‐fly action is most common post-‐disaster.
• Must consider:
• All options
• Long-‐term impacts
• Organization shows what could be done.
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Plan Communication
• Mitigation has a wide stakeholder impact.
• Wide acceptance among stakeholders is key to
success.
• Tax dollars
• Who benefits
• Public input and participation required.
• Mitigation forges partnerships.
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Mitigation Successful When:
• Increases public and political support for
mitigation programs.
• Results in actions that also support other
important local or Tribal goals and objectives.
• Prompts leaders to include considerations for
reducing risk when making decisions for the entire
community.
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Types of Mitigation Plans
• Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
• County or Multi-‐Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans
• Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans
• State Hazard Mitigation Plans
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Plan Contents
• No standard format
• Standard set of contents
• FEMA guides the process
• Flexibility in appearance/order
• Rigidity in requirements
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Plan Purpose
• Describes the outcome of the planning process
• Description of different mitigation strategies
• Reference document
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Typical Plan Contents
• FEMA approval letter
• TOC/Front matter
• Description of the planning process
• The risk assessment
• City/County/Tribe/State profile
• The Risk Analysis
• Mitigation strategy
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Ways to Present Mitigation
• Mitigation priorities
• Mitigation strategies
• Mitigation options
• Mitigation projects
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Group Project Questions
• Are all of the necessary components included?

• Are there any additional components?
• Are there any components missing?
• Is the order of the plan different?
• Were the steps included in the planning
methodology described in Session 7 utilized?
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8.1 Discuss what a mitigation plan is and

8.2 Explain what the common components

8.3 Lead a group exercise to examine

• Are all of the necessary components included?

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