Cooperating with nature : confronting natural hazards with land use planning for sustainable communities / Raymond J. Burby, editor.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-336) and index.

1. Natural Hazards and Land Use: An Introduction / Raymond J. Burby -- 2. Planning and Land Use Adjustments in Historical Perspective / Rutherford H. Platt -- 3. Governing Land Use in Hazardous Areas with a Patchwork System / Peter J. May and Robert E. Deyle -- 4. Integrating Hazard Mitigation and Local Land Use Planning / David R. Godschalk, Edward J. Kaiser and Philip R. Berke -- 5. Hazard Assessment: The Factual Basis for Planning and Mitigation / Robert E. Deyle, Steven P. French and Robert B. Olshansky [et al.] -- 6. Managing Land Use to Build Resilience / Robert B. Olshansky and Jack D. Kartez -- 7. The Third Sector: Evolving Partnerships in Hazard Mitigation / Robert G. Paterson -- 8. The Vision of Sustainable Communities / Timothy Beatley -- 9. Policies for Sustainable Land Use / Raymond J. Burby. ; Natural hazards and land use: an introduction -- Planning and land use adjustments in historical perspective -- Governing land use in hazardous areas with a patchwork system -- Integrating hazard mitigation and local land use planning -- Hazard assessment: the factual basis for planning and mitigation -- Managing land use to build resilience -- The third sector: evolving partnerships in hazard mitigation -- The vision of sustainable communities -- Policies for sustainable land use