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Risk assessment: A product or process that collects information and assigns values to risks for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or com
Risk: the potential for damage, loss, or other impacts created by the interaction of natural hazards with community assets.
Redlining: the discriminatory practice of denying services (typically financial) to residents of certain areas based on their race or ethnicity. (Inve
Operational Landscape Units (OLUs): geographic areas that share common physical characteristics and, subsequently, common adaptation strategies. OLUs
Vulnerability: Characteristics of community assets that make them susceptible to damage from a given hazard Impact – the consequences or effects of
Permit Streamlining: To expedite the processing of permits for development projects and avoid unnecessary delays.
Natured-Based Solutions: refers to a suite of actions or policies that harness the power of nature to address some of our most pressing societal chall
Natural lands: An area of relatively undeveloped land which has substantially retained its characteristics as provided by nature or has been substanti
Natural hazard: Source of harm or difficulty created by a meteorological, environmental, or geological event.
Mitigation: The process of implementing measures to address, avoid, minimize, or compensate for the impacts to the environment caused by human action.