Climate Resiliency

75-Minute Education Session

SUN-C02 - Hot Topic: Integrating Wildfire Resilience into Planning and Design

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW, ISA

Lead Speaker(s)

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  Molly Mowery, AICP

  Founder
  Wildfire Planning International

Speaker(s)

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  Carly Klein, ASLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate

  Landscape Designer
  Design Workshop
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  Mikey Goralnik, AICP, LEED Green Associate

  Community Design and Development Planner
  Mariposa County Planning Department

As communities across the country face growing wildfire threats and more people reside in areas at risk, learning to plan and design for wildfire is of critical importance. This session explores the relationship between wildfires, land use decisions, and the integration of wildfire resilience in planning and design.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the urgency of our wildfire problem and identify common vulnerabilities.
• Explore the relationship between wildfires, land use decisions and the resulting built environment.
• Investigate key land use strategies, decision makers, and stakeholders to communicate wildfire risk.
• Examine strategies for integrating wildfire risk into community planning efforts and site-level design.