Research and Practice of Regional Comprehensive Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Planning: A Case Study in Tanghai County

Abstract

Regional comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation planning is to evaluate the disaster risk and disaster resistance capability of a region based on the investigation and prediction of existed or potential disasters in this region, and after that the planning will construct a comprehensive defense system to avoid or reduce the economic loss of disaster and improve the disaster prevention capability. Tanghai County comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation planning evaluates disaster resistance of all units of county and disaster mitigation of disaster-prevention projects, and it emphasizes on comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation planning in key regions. This planning will improve the disaster prevention capability of local government, reduces disaster risk and ensures the sustainable development of economic and environment for that county.