A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters : : adapting experiences from Vietnam cities to other cities/ / / Fatima Shah and Federica Ranghieri

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819794503321
• Autore: Shah Fatima
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-49180-X; 9786613491800; 0-8213-8939-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: pages cm
• Collana: Directions in Development
• Altri autori (Persone): RanghieriFederica
• Disciplina: 363.34/8091724
• Soggetti: Emergency management - Vietnam; Emergency management - Developing countries; Cities and towns - Vietnam; Cities and towns - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Reader's guide -- Introduction and context -- Demystifying the "local resilience action plan" -- Sensitization an important first step in establishing context -- Technical analysis risk identification and assessment based on spatial analysis -- Gaps assessment inventory and needs assessment -- Resilience measures identifying options and establishing priorities -- Bringing the pieces together and moving to implementation -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Annex 1: Characteristics of pilot cities -- Annex 2: Consolidated responses from the matrix done in Hanoi -- Annex 3: Structure of the steering committee/working group in Can Tho -- Annex 4: Can Tho maps -- Annex 5: GIS data compatibility and issues of technology -- Annex 6: Methodology for hazard mapping -- Input data -- Methodology -- Hydraulic modeling -- Annex 6: example of inventory from dong hoi -- Annex 7: example information template for an ongoing project -- Annex 8: Sample of proposed project for Dong Hoi city -- Annex 9: Priorities table from Hanoi.
• Sommario/riassunto: This Workbook offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It is based on learning from three cities in Vietnam - Ha Noi, Can Tho, and Dong Hoi - that developed Local Resilience Action Plans (LRAPs) containing a set of prioritized actions, related to both infrastructure as well as policy/ regulatory and socioeconomic actions. These LRAPs are based on vulnerability and risks assessments, a gaps analysis drawing on an inventory of planned investments and policy changes, and multi-stakeholder priority setting. The on-the-