Strong, safe, and resilient : a strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific / / edited by Abhas K. Jha and Zuzana Stanton-Geddes

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (pages cm)
• Disciplina: 363.34/6095
• Soggetto topico: Disasters - Economic aspects; Disasters - Social aspects; Emergency management - East Asia; Emergency management - Pacific Area
• Altri autori: JhaAbhas Kumar <1966-> Stanton-GeddesZuzana
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Key Facts about Disasters; Key Facts about Prevention; Note to Decision Makers; Executive Summary; Where Are We Now?; Boxes; Box ES.1 Key Terms; Figure ES.2 Asia's Unique Urbanization in Terms of Growth of Population, Cities, and Densities; Figures; Figure ES.1 East Asia and the Pacific Disasters in Economic Losses in 2011; Figure ES.3 Risk Governance Capacity and World Bank Country Classification by Income; Where Do We Want to Be? ; Figure ES.4 Underinvestment of Low- and Low-to-Middle-Income Countries in Risk MitigationFigure ES.5 Patterns in Jakarta between Slum and Flood-Prone Areas; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure ES.6 Making Informed Decisions to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Figure ES.7 World Bank's DRM Framework and Examples of Engagements in East Asia and the Pacific; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Managing Risks in East Asia and the Pacific: An Agenda for Action; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now? ; Figure 1.1 Impact of Natural Disasters in East Asia and the Pacific in the Last 30 YearsFigure 1.2 Weather and Climate-Related Disasters and Regional Average Impacts, 2000-08; Figure 1.3 Growing Assets in Asia; Where Do We Want to Be?; Figure 1.4 Normalizing Losses from Nongeophysical Disasters in South and East Asia and Pacific Countries with Different Methodologies; Box 1.1 Lessons from the Tohoku Earthquake; Box 1.2 Approaches to Dealing with Complex Failures and Uncertainty; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure 1.5 Robustness to Climate Change Uncertainties ; Figure 1.6 Formulating an Adaptive Strategy: Experience from the NetherlandsFigure 1.7 Informed Decision-Making Process to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 1.3 The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery; Box 1.4 Strengthening the Philippines' Resilience to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Strengthening Institutions and Outreach to Communities; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Box 2.1 Impact of Cyclone Nargis in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Box 2.2 Examples of DRM Legislation in the Region ; Where Do We Want to Be?Box 2.3 Lincolnshire Mapping of Critical Assets Case Study; Figure 2.1 Post-Disaster and Pre-Disaster Spending Levels; Box 2.4 Indonesia: Using CDD Programs to Respond to Disasters; What Needs to Be Done?; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 2.5 Partnership with ASEAN; Box 2.6 Using Social Protection Mechanisms to Respond to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Risk Identification; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Figure 3.1 Elements of Risk Identification and Risk Reduction in DRM; Figure 3.2 Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Maps for Papua New Guinea ; Where Do We Want to Be?
• Sommario/riassunto: Disaster risk management is essential in the fight against poverty. Disasters can, in an instant, wipe out decades of hard-fought poverty reduction and development gains and push countless households into poverty. Disasters disproportionally affect the poor: Vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, are at particular risk.East Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-stricken region in the world, suffering from small recurrent as well as rare high-impact events. East Asia is rapidly urbanizing, and cities are becoming disaster ho
• Titolo autorizzato: Strong, safe, and resilient
• ISBN: 0-8213-9831-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817093503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.