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<br />PPOO-25 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Darrin R. Punchard <br />North Carolina Emergency Management <br />1830-B Tillery Place, Raleigh, NC 27604 <br />919.715.8000 x.275 <br />dpunchard@ncem.org <br /> <br />Linking Disaster Recovery, <br />Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Development <br /> <br />North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) continues to promote the integration of hazard <br />mitigation and sustainable development principles into the routine decision-making and <br />comprehensive planning processes oflocal governments. <br /> <br />In 1998, NCEM launched the Hazard Mitif!ation Planninf! Initiative, a statewide effort to foster <br />the local creation of hazard mitigation plans with an overall emphasis on implementing sound <br />land use practices. Following the devastating floods wrought by Hurricane Floyd in September <br />of 1999, NCEM has actively been working to expand the scope of this initiative beyond that of <br />solely reducing hazard vulnerability - but to also incorporate complementary goals that can <br />address multiple community needs and lead to safer, more sustainable communities. While <br />community rebuilding efforts continue across Eastern North Carolina, NCEM is striving to <br />ensure that the post-disaster window of opportunity to improve the quality of life in these areas is <br />not overlooked. <br /> <br />. Below is a listing of some recent initiatives undertaken by NCEM: <br /> <br />~ "Guidin~ Princioles for the Duality Redevelooment of Eastern North Carolind' <br /> <br />These principles were developed to help guide redevelopment policy decisions during and following <br />Eastern North Carolina's long-term recovery from Hurricane Floyd. The central theme for these principles <br />is based upon community sustainability, and they are currently being communicated to slate and local <br />officials through a descriptive brochure and a 15-minute video. <br /> <br />~ "Hazard Mitif!ation in North Carolina - Measurin~ Success" <br /> <br />1brough a series of case studies, this report documents the losses avoided as a result of the implementation <br />of a wide I1IIIge of mitigation measures including elevation, acqnisition and relocation or demolition of <br />flood prone properties. This study is a follow-up report to an earlier NCEM publication entitled "Hazard <br />Mitigation Successes in North Carolina." An underlying theme of this latest report focuses on the <br />integration of hazard mitigation into local sustainable development initiatives. <br /> <br />~ "Gettinf! to Open Space - Alternatives to Demolition and Ootions for Land Use" <br /> <br />NCEM is currently administering the largest property acquisition program in the history of the United <br />States. This document provides information and gnidance on alternatives to the demolition of acquired <br />structures along with options available for open space management For each alternative listed, advantages <br />and disadvantages are discussed in terms of their environmental, social and economic benefits. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />All of the materials mentioned above will be made available on Monday, July loth at the panel <br />discussion entitled "Using the Disaster Recovery Period and Process to Build "Local <br />Sustainability." They can also be made available by contacting Darrin Punchard at NCEM. <br />