Citation
(1999), "The Wingspread Principles", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 8 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.1999.07308aag.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
The Wingspread Principles
The Wingspread Principles
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/wingspread2 http://www.sustainable.doc.gov/disaster/disintro.html
"The Wingspread Principles" are a set of guidelines designed to enhance the sustainability of disaster-prone communities. They were developed at a workshop on sustainable redevelopment entitled, "Communities in Harm's Way: A Leadership Dialogue on Designing Disaster-Resistant Settlements", held in early January of this year in Wisconsin. That meeting of national leaders in disaster mitigation resulted not only in the principles (available from the US Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development Web site above), but also a "Sustainable Recovery Checklist" practical guidance for disaster-prone communities on how to plan and implement sustainable redevelopment; a "Policy Action Framework" suggested changes in federal, state, and local policies and practices needed to support the principles and checklist; and an "Action Plan" specific actions by agencies and organizations necessary to institute these changes.