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Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide - Learning from Case Studies in Six Continents (Hardcover)
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Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide - Learning from Case Studies in Six Continents (Hardcover)
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We are witnessing an ever-increasing level and intensity of
disasters from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond, devastating millions
of ordinary lives and causing long-term misery for vulnerable
populations. Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents,
this volume provides a unique resource that discusses, in
considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and
human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of
human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies and
the setting of national development priorities; and on the nature
of international aid and bilateral assistance strategies and
programs of donor countries. In order to ensure the efficacy and
appropriateness of their support for disaster survivors,
international agencies, humanitarian and disaster relief
organizations, scholars, non-governmental organizations, and
members of the global emergency management community need to have
insight into best practices and lessons learned from various
disasters across national and cultural boundaries. The evidence
obtained from the numerous case studies in this volume serves to
build a worldwide community that is better informed about the
cultural and traditional contexts of such disasters and better
enabled to prepare for, respond to, and finally rebuild sustainable
communities after disasters in different environments. The main
themes of the case studies include: * the need for community
planning and emergency management to unite in order to achieve the
mutual aim of creating a sustainable disaster-resilient community,
coupled with the necessity to enact and implement appropriate laws,
policies, and development regulations for disaster risk reduction;
* the need to develop a clear set of urban planning and urban
design principles for improving the built environment's capacities
for disaster risk management through the integration of disaster
risk reduction education into the curricula of colleges and
universities; * the need to engage the whole community to build
inclusive governance structures as prerequisites for addressing
climate change vulnerability and fostering resilience and
sustainability. Furthermore, the case studies explore the need to
link the existence and value of scientific knowledge accumulated in
various countries with decision-making in disaster risk management;
and the relevance and transferability from one cultural context to
another of the lessons learned in building institutional frameworks
for whole community partnerships.
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