urban planning & hazards: evolving engagement
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Urban Planning & Hazards: Evolving Engagement
James C. Schwab, AICPManager, Hazards Planning Center
American Planning Association
2015 Natural Hazards WorkshopOpening Plenary
Part I: APA Conference Attendance
• American Planning Association Data:• Current membership ~40,000• Annual conference in April since 1978• Resulted from merger of ASPO and AIP in 1978• Predecessor conferences date back to 1909• This year’s conference held in Seattle
• Active research program since 1949• National Centers for Planning dates to 2008
• Hazards• Green Communities• Planning and Community Health
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
0
400
800
1200
1600
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2400
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3200
APA NPC: Climate Change and Hazard Session Attendance Totals Per Year
Attendance
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
02468
101214161820222426
NPC: Number of Climate Change and Hazard Session Totals Per Year
Sessions
Courses0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Climate Change- and Hazard-Related Courses from 117 Universities that offer an Urban Planning Degree or Equivalent
UndergradPostgrad
Hazard and Disaster Courses
Climate Change Courses0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Hazard/Disaster and Climate Change Related Courses from 117 Universities that offer an
Urban Planning Degree or Equivalent
UndergradPostgrad
Universities that do not offer Hazard and
Climate related courses
79%
Universities that offer Hazard and Climate
related courses21%
Percentage of Universities that offer Un-dergraduate Courses in Hazard and Climate
Change Related Issues
Universities that do not offer Hazard
and Climate related courses
69%
Universities that of-fer Hazard and Climate related
courses31%
Percentage of Universities that offer Postgraduate Courses in Hazard- and Cli-
mate-Related Issues
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Hazard Mitiga-tion
Post-Disaster Recov-eryClimate Adapta-tion
Number of Hazard Mitigation, Post-Disaster Recovery, and Climate Adaptation Articles in JAPA and JPER from
1995 to 2014
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Total Number of Articles Related to Hazard Mitigation, Post-Disaster Recovery, and
Climate Adaptation in JAPA and JPER from 1995 to 2014
# of Articles
Looking Forward
• Integration of hazard mitigation through all aspects of local and regional planning processes
• Integration of climate change data into local hazard mitigation planning
• Integration of climate change data into capital improvements programming
• More emphasis on pre-disaster recovery planning and resilience
• Relationship of resilience and sustainability• Higher demand for all these skills in the market for
professional planners
Contact Information:
• James C. Schwab, AICP• E-mail: [email protected]• Phone: 312-786-6364• Hazards Planning Center website:
https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/hazards/
The Hazards Planning Center advances practices that promote resilience by reducing the impact of natural hazards on communities and regions.