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Description:
This half-day (4-hour) management-level course aims to build on the NDPTC coastal hazards curriculum (AWR-379 Coastal Hazards Awareness), providing key information for advanced practitioners involved in planning for coastal hazards. The course will focus on the planning aspect of coastal hazards, covering coastal hazards planning principles, coastal planning and management context, and planning strategies that can be employed to reduce hazard risk and increase resilience in coastal communities. The course content will aim to bridge concepts related to hazard mitigation and coastal management, highlighting the mutual objectives and ways to achieve them through planning.
Target Audience: The target audience for this course is planning professionals involved in coastal hazards planning. This includes hazard mitigation planners, urban planners, government officials and coastal managers. Disciplines may include those from: