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The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management - A Case Study of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management - A Case Study of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Series: Mediterranean Studies, 7
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Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking
lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless.
Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global
economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the
first half of 2011 alone, 108 natural disasters occurred, killing
over 23 thousand people, affecting nearly 44 million others and
causing more than 253 billion US dollars of economic damages (CRED
2011,1). Large urban settlements have become increasingly
vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters. The concentration
of substandard infrastructure and housing, material assets, and
inherent socio-economic inequalities increase vulnerability to
disasters in large urban areas, especially in developing countries.
The size, number, functions, and geographical distribution of
large- and megacities create a special concern for disaster risk.
Good urban management practices can be a powerful catalyst for
reducing losses from natural disasters, while simultaneously
helping to develop a sustainable environment. Yet, the existing
situation indicates that sustainable planning and risk management
measures are not taken into consideration or may not be put into
practice for a variety of financial, political, and social reasons.
This book argues that, on one hand, socio-economic disparities
resulting from unsustainable urban development can increase
vulnerability to natural hazards, and on the other hand, when
paired with natural hazards this increased vulnerability can
negatively affect urban areas, resulting in further inequality.
This book will showcase this argument with theoretical reviews and
quantitative analyses on the interplay between sustainable
development and disaster vulnerability as well as an in-depth case
study of the role of urban planning and risk management practices
in creating the socio-economic and spatial vulnerabilities and
predicted earthquake risk in the megacity of Istanbul.
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