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Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Frank Westerlund, Lead Faculty Bob Freitag, Director of Institute Hilda Blanco, Department Chair.

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Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research College of Architecture and Urban Planning

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  1. Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and ResearchCollege of Architecture and Urban Planning Frank Westerlund, Lead Faculty Bob Freitag, Director of Institute Hilda Blanco, Department Chair.

  2. Who We Are:The University of Washington Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research is an interdisciplinary academic Institute housed in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The Institute (was/is): • Created in the Fall of 1999. • An outcome of the participation of Dr. Richard McCormick, President of the University of Washington, at the 1997 Seattle Project Impact signing ceremony. • Dedicated to building long term relationships in Washington State and the Northwest through: • Products – Plans and Research • Providing University recourses in support of community risk reduction efforts. provide University recourses concerning Hazards issues. • Training and Educating future practitioners :

  3. Building long term relationships – Plans and Research • Support workshops problem definition activities – CREW, EERI and APA • Hazard Inventory Vulnerability Assessments for Snohomish Co., Everett and Sultan • All Hazards Mitigation Plans for Shoreline, Redmond and Clark County • Visions for Kimball Creek • The Market Effects of Elevating Homes. • Pierce/King County Lifelines Study. • GIS and the uses of 911 after the Nisqually Earthquake. • Alternatives for Whidbey Island Neighborhood • Spatial implications of Earthquake Retrofitting in Seattle

  4. Building long term relationships – Providing University recourses in support of community risk reduction efforts. • Advised EMD with Remote Sensing project. SPURS • Participated on committees and boards • Project Impact Communities • Partners In Emergency Preparedness. • CREW

  5. Building long term relationships – Training and Educating future practitioners • Placed students with FEMA/DHS, State EMD, King County 911, Redmond… • Taught resident courses in • Hazards Mitigation • Floodplain Management • Developing On line courses in Critical Infrastructure. • Conducted training programs in Honduras following Hurricane Mitch.

  6. Faculty and staff lead Research assistants Technical skills Planning skills University wide resources Method of OperationProject Teams

  7. Capabilities • Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis • Mitigation and Response Planning • GIS / Hazus and spatial analysis • Website, database and application development • Program reviews and recommendations • Customized Training • Research

  8. Long Term Goals: • Adapt courses for distance learning with special attention on private sector and non-governmental organizations. • Reduce the risks from natural and man-made hazards in the Pacific Northwest. • Develop an internationally recognized center of excellence in hazards mitigation planning, research and education. • Develop strong stakeholder partnerships and influence development and redevelopment practices

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