Incentives for Reducing Disaster Risk in Urban Areas
Title | Incentives for Reducing Disaster Risk in Urban Areas PDF eBook |
Author | Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | 93 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9292574787 |
This document summarizes experiences of Da Nang, Viet Nam; the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; and Naga City in the Philippines in providing incentives for disaster risk reduction. It explains what incentives are, how they are currently used in the case study areas to encourage investments in disaster risk reduction, and how to foster an enabling environment for a successful incentive program. While these incentives are not designed with disaster risk reduction as the primary purpose, many of them have either indirectly contributed to reducing disaster risk or, with minor modification, could directly contribute to risk reduction.
Incentives for Reducing Disaster Risk in Urban Areas
Title | Incentives for Reducing Disaster Risk in Urban Areas PDF eBook |
Author | Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 42 |
Release | 2016-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9789292574772 |
The rapid growth of urban areas in Asia has often resulted in poorly designed infrastructure in hazard-prone areas. This has increased the risk of disasters resulting from natural hazards. The intensity and frequency of climate-related hazards are increasing, further exacerbating the risk. Better understanding of disaster risk by urban stakeholders and the use of this information by governments to develop policies, regulations, and fi nancing is needed. This publication summarizes the experiences of three areas that have provided incentives for disaster risk reduction. Case studies are presented from Da Nang in Viet Nam, Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, and Naga City in the Philippines.
Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use
Title | Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use PDF eBook |
Author | Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | 112 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9292574760 |
This publication provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use management-related tools they have at their disposal---land use planning, development control instruments, greenfield development, and urban redevelopment---to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban resilience and sustainable urban development. The guidance provided in the document is further illustrated through case studies showing examples where urban land use management-related tools have been adopted to reduce disaster risk. It is hoped that this publication will support urban planners as a professional group to step up and embrace disaster risk reduction.
A Safer Future
Title | A Safer Future PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 85 |
Release | 1991-02-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309045460 |
Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.
Climate and Disaster Resilience in Cities
Title | Climate and Disaster Resilience in Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Rajib Shaw |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 2011-03-29 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0857243195 |
Whilst it is impossible to make resistant urban growth, resilience is becoming more widely accepted and urban systems must be resilient enough to cope with the climate related hazards. This book highlights the issues of resilience through regional, national, city and community-based studies.
Climate Change and Cities
Title | Climate Change and Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Rosenzweig |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 855 |
Release | 2018-03-29 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1316603334 |
Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.
Building Urban Resilience
Title | Building Urban Resilience PDF eBook |
Author | Abhas K. Jha |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0821398261 |
This handbook is a resource for enhancing disaster resilience in urban areas. It summarizes the guiding principles, tools, and practices in key economic sectors that can facilitate incorporation of resilience concepts into decisions about infrastructure investments and urban management that are integral to reducing disaster and climate risks.