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Urban Risk Assessments - Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk in Cities (Paperback)
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Urban Risk Assessments - Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk in Cities (Paperback)
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This book presents a framework, the Urban Risk Assessment, for
assessing disaster and climate risk in cities which is intended to
assist in decision-making, urban planning, and designing risk
management programs. The approach seeks to strengthen coherence and
consensus within and across cities in understanding and planning
for risk from natural disasters and climate change. The target
audience for this book includes policy makers, urban practitioners
and technical staff, and international organizations. The Urban
Risk Assessment is a flexible approach based on three reinforcing
pillars that collectively contribute to the understanding of urban
risk: a hazard impact assessment, an institutional assessment, and
a socioeconomic assessment. The URA is designed to allow
flexibility in how it is applied dependent on available financial
resources, available data relating to hazards and its population,
and institutional capacity of a given city. Based on the identified
needs and priorities, city governments can select the most
appropriate level of risk assessment. Chapters 1 and 2 of the book
are aimed at policy makers with information on why and how to
invest in measures that strengthen the understanding of urban risk;
Chapter 1 provides background information on the growing importance
of disaster and climate risk management strategies at the city
level and Chapter 2 provides guidance on how to operationalize and
mainstream the Urban Risk Assessment with ongoing urban management
and development activities. Chapters 3 and 4 are aimed at
practitioners, and provide details on the conceptual approach,
components, uses, and monitoring requirements for carrying out an
Urban Risk Assessment.
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