Table of Contents

Hazard Mitigation

This functional plan details a combined hazard mitigation and climate adaptation strategy for the consolidated city. Its recommended actions advance five goals: 

• Protecting public health, safety, quality of life, environment, and economic and social capital 

• Building and supporting governmental and community capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, mitigate, and recover from hazards 

• Advancing collaborations and partnerships 

• Seeking to address racial, health, and economic inequities of hazard impacts 

• Increasing public awareness of hazard risks and local actions to build resilience

Urban Heat Resilience

This functional plan contains strategies to address the risks associated with urban heat. Section 4.7 presents an assessment of the impacts of extreme heat on San Francisco, which includes a historical overview, the most vulnerable areas, and the severity and probability of future heat-related events. And Chapter 7 outlines strategies to help communities adapt to extreme heat, such as expanding the city’s tree planting initiative (IN-2.06), developing multi-hazard resilience guidelines for municipal buildings (B-2.01), and creating clean air/cooling hug facilities (C-5.01).