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Instructions: Prepare a 3 page reflection paper (double spaced, APA format, NOT including title page and reference list) addressing the following questions (You MUST use a heading for each of the below questions. Note that each topic is addressed in the Week 4 Risk-Driven Lecture):

1. What kinds of risk information might be most commonly included in land‐use decision making at the community level?

2. How can local emergency managers increase the likelihood that information on local hazards or risk will be used in land‐use decision making?

3. Why might community leaders ignore known risks and permit development in hazardous areas?