In the Works: Hazard Mitigation Planning; 1984 Land Use Congress: A Summary of Proceedings

Short planning articles. Includes: HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING: This Fall, North Carolina was spared the full force of Hurricane Diana. Diana's merciful outcome saved the state's coastal properties from catastrophic damage. While the extent of this hurricane's effect was less than originally expected, its landfall dramatized the need to plan for natural hazards and prepare coastal policies which will minimize their future impacts. Current research at the University of North Carolina's Center for Urban and Regional Studies is focusing on the mitigation of hurricane and coastal storm damages. A grant from the National Science Foundation supports this research. The study will examine the use of pre-disaster and post-disaster reconstruction development management programs and policies as a basis for reducing hurricane-inflicted property damage and loss of life. 1984 LAND USE CONGRESS: A SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS: On October 18, 1984, the Land Use Congress' annual conference addressed the topic of changing land uses in North Carolina. Entitled "Urban-Rural Development: What's Happening in North Carolina? What Do We Think About It?", the conference featured four debates in which guest speakers were asked to argue the merits/problems associated with the continued growth and changing land use in North Carolina