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6 Public Awareness, Education, and Capacity Building
Pages 73-80

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From page 73...
... 19~. The strategy indicates that a range of activities, tailored to local needs, will be needed to raise public awareness of landslide hazards and encourage landslide hazard preparedness and mitigation activities nationwide: · Develop public awareness, training, and education programs involving land-use planning, design, landslide hazard curricula, landslide hazard safety programs, and community risk reduction.
From page 74...
... The remainder of this chapter presents comments and suggestions related to capacity building for decision makers and professionals, together with a brief description of a program Learning from Landslides- for gaining the maximum information from past landslides. 6.1 EDUCATION FOR DECISION MAKERS Planning for the education component of a national landslide hazard reduction strategy must recognize that the reduction of landslide losses through land-use planning and application of building and grading codes for private lands is the function of local government and will be implemented by local government decision makers.
From page 75...
... Several agencies, such as FHWA and FEMA, operate regular training programs for state and local officials that might serve as models for developing training courses for the landslide hazard mitigation program. Another model might be the successful training program developed and operated by the Colorado Geological Survey, where specialists from the state survey meet regularly in various parts of the state with engineering and building practitioners and local government personnel, including elected officials, to discuss geologic issues of concern to local communities.
From page 76...
... It is clear that there is no single correct approach to developing a strategy for providing the required education and information to decision makers. Rather, it will take the varied efforts of many agencies and individuals to be successful.
From page 77...
... One of the most valuable aspects of a national landslide mitigation program would be the efficient dissemination of existing and future knowledge to engineers, scientists, planners, developers, and other professionals who deal with various landslide issues on a day-today basis. At present, there are a number of agencies and institutions offering continuing education programs in landslide assessment, analysis, and mitigation for practicing professionals, including FEMA, FHWA, USACE, some academic institutions, and several state highway departments.
From page 78...
... , have already developed an impressive capability for landslide hazard and risk evaluation and mapping. Lessons learned from the Cincinnati program and other successful efforts should be considered during the development of a standard recommended approach and the preparation of educational programs for local and state agencies.
From page 79...
... is an example of this type of activity. Professional societies are generally the source of model codes, handbooks, and professional training for their membership, who in turn use the information to improve the state of knowledge of landslide loss reduction in the private and public sectors.
From page 80...
... The range of factors that would influence the choice of particular landslides to be investigated would include the location relative to public works or population centers, risk of death or injuries, potential secondary or consequential impacts, and so forth. The LFL program could provide small grants during the one- to five-year period after a major landslide to document lessons learned from the recovery and reconstruction process.


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