Vision, Mission, and Objectives

Vision

We envision a future in which the best science is used to improve resiliency to natural hazards by individuals and institutions in southern California.

Mission

Our mission is to help communities reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards through the application of science and engineering to community planning and response. The project will be a new arena within the USGS for multi-disciplinary, collaborative work that will dramatically improve individual and community understanding of the risks from multiple hazards ever-present in southern California and that will empower the use of that information in making decisions to reduce losses.

Objectives

The overarching objective of the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project is to help communities reduce losses from natural hazards. We will do this by incorporating the expressed needs of southern California communities into natural-hazards science through new and existing research activities, producing innovative products, and improving dissemination of our results. The work will integrate multiple USGS research activities with the needs of external partners, such as emergency managers and land-use planners, to produce products and information that can be used to create more disaster-resilient communities. The long-term objectives are to

Create a nucleation point that fosters two-way communication between scientists and disaster managers and area planners.
Plan USGS research in concert with partners to further the goal of improved resiliency to natural hazards. This improved interaction will foster USGS’ understanding of the needs for community decisions and will guide future USGS research.
Initiate or expand real-time natural-hazard monitoring and warning systems.
Provide easy access to new and existing hazards data, information, assessments, and models to facilitate integration and use by decision makers and researchers.
Develop new research products and interactive tools that result in effective use of hazard, vulnerability, and risk maps and assessments. Integrate hazard products, and economic and social science research into decision-support resources that respond to community needs.
Propose extensions of our methodology, products, and experience to other regions to build a robust Integrated Urban Hazards program for the Nation.

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