%0 Thesis
%9 Doctoral
%A Verheijen, E.
%D 2007
%F theses_frw:2659
%T Planning for the forces of nature - The performance of decision-supporting planning instruments in including natural hazard mitigation into the local planning process: the Water Assessment in the Netherlands and the Safety Element in California
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2659/
%X j.	This research studies the performance of the Dutch water assessment and the Californian safety element. Both planning instruments stimulate local governments to include non-structural natural hazard mitigation into land use planning. Although the overall performance is reasonable, natural hazard mitigation not yet forms a basic part of planning.