Pre-event Land Use Planning Methodology

Pre-event land use planning integrates recovery options into land use policies, plans, and decisions before an event occurs. By planning ahead, councils and communities can reduce uncertainty, accelerate recovery, and make more sustainable, equitable, and resilient land use decisions in the aftermath of a disaster. It also helps to build agency-to-agency, and agency-to-community networks, which are beneficial in the recovery process.

NHC has developed this methodology to provide a practical, step-by-step framework for councils and planning authorities to prepare for land use recovery. It draws on lessons from past events and the subsequent recovery, while aligning with national strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation.