10 Preparation and Adoption of Risk Sensitive Land Use Plans ...
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risk reduction strategies in land use planning will contribute in reducing the urban
disaster risk via systematic development and application of DRR policies, strategies,
and practices to enhance resilience throughout the society, by limiting or avoiding
the hazard exposure, within the broad context of sustainable development, which
in other word is Risk Sensitive Land Use Planning (RSLUP). Planning hierarchy is
conceived for this Municipality as a linkage between regulatory framework of suitability zones defined by color zones, land use zones as defined under the national
land use policy and the implementation units at the land parcels levels.
DUDBC/MoUD is in the process of preparation of RSLUP of Api municipality
and other municipalities in far western part of Nepal. There is a major gap of any clear
direction on how the municipalities would implement RSLUP, develop building byelaws, and issuing building permits. Interpretation of the overall planning framework
is too complex a process for municipalities to take right decisions.
Risk-sensitive land use planning has played an effective role in generating an
evidence-based approach for reducing disaster risks in high-risk countries such as in
the Philippines and Bangladesh. RSLUP seeks to adopt the best land use options and
translate the assessment of risks into the appropriate location of land uses, functions,
and facilities and into land use regulations and policies. RSULPs process, if done
correctly serves as a tool for disaster risk awareness and more importantly a tool to
reduce actual risk while also enabling monitoring risk over time.
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risk reduction strategies in land use planning will contribute in reducing the urban
disaster risk via systematic development and application of DRR policies, strategies,
and practices to enhance resilience throughout the society, by limiting or avoiding
the hazard exposure, within the broad context of sustainable development, which
in other word is Risk Sensitive Land Use Planning (RSLUP). Planning hierarchy is
conceived for this Municipality as a linkage between regulatory framework of suitability zones defined by color zones, land use zones as defined under the national
land use policy and the implementation units at the land parcels levels.
DUDBC/MoUD is in the process of preparation of RSLUP of Api municipality
and other municipalities in far western part of Nepal. There is a major gap of any clear
direction on how the municipalities would implement RSLUP, develop building byelaws, and issuing building permits. Interpretation of the overall planning framework
is too complex a process for municipalities to take right decisions.
Risk-sensitive land use planning has played an effective role in generating an
evidence-based approach for reducing disaster risks in high-risk countries such as in
the Philippines and Bangladesh. RSLUP seeks to adopt the best land use options and
translate the assessment of risks into the appropriate location of land uses, functions,
and facilities and into land use regulations and policies. RSULPs process, if done
correctly serves as a tool for disaster risk awareness and more importantly a tool to
reduce actual risk while also enabling monitoring risk over time.