While hazard mitigation planning resides generally within emergency management, there are numerous other areas and planning efforts where hazard and risk information become applicable within a local jurisdiction. How can the information from the risk assessment be used in other planning mechanisms within a local jurisdiction? What does the information contribute to these other planning activities and is such information commonly used? If not, how would processes need to change to more effectively include hazard and risk information? Why or why not should risk information be included elsewhere and what could be possible barriers