This training introduces the Resilient Housing Planning Guide, developed in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Coastal Bend of Texas in 2017. The guide serves jurisdictions of all sizes by providing a roadmap for assessing risks, protecting workforce housing, securing funding, and rebuilding stronger.
Participants will learn systematic approaches to proactively identify land use and mitigation solutions that enable communities to withstand and recover from natural disasters.
Through our work with communities affected by Hurricane Harvey, we identified a significant gap in disaster recovery planning: there were no existing tools to assist communities—especially smaller municipalities—in strategically planning for workforce housing in areas vulnerable to natural hazards.
Join us to gain actionable insights that will help safeguard your community from disasters. Sign up today and begin planning for a more resilient future!
Smart Home America developed this training with support from Fannie Mae. The Resilient Housing Planning Guide was funded by the EPA Gulf of America Program and created by Smart Home America, the Mississippi State Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, and various partners, including the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the Gulf of America Alliance.
Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - What is a Resilient Housing Plan?
Module 3 - Creating the Plan
Module 4 - Damage Reduction and Disaster Recovery
Module 5 - Strategic Funding Plan and Course Resources
The Resilient Housing Planning Guide
