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Explore more than a thousand resilience-building solutions considered by other communities. Each option is tied to specific hazards and assets, compiled from recent climate adaptation and resilience plans published in the United States.

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Option	Focus of Action
Require multiple-access transportation plans for new development	Standards, Planning, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Require removal or elevation of hazardous materials in flood hazard areas	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Restrict or prohibit new development in high-hazard areas	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Review and update development codes, ordinances, and standards for climate resilience	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Steer development away from hazard-exposed areas through incentives and development rights tools	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Strengthen stormwater management standards and capacity requirements	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Support farmers in adapting practices to changing climate conditions	Working Lands

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