Use wildfire-risk zoning and development restrictions
#00290
Direct new development away from locations where plausible wildfire, evacuation and defense conditions exceed defined safety thresholds.
Parent issue
#00249 Development continues in high-risk wildland-urban interfaces
Sustainable Development Goals
Location
global
Description
Planning authorities combine hazard, access, water, topography and future climate to identify where development should be limited, redesigned or prohibited.
Rules need transparent thresholds and periodic updates. They should address displacement and housing affordability rather than transferring risk to less powerful communities.
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