Urban risk assessments : : an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 307.760973
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology); City planning - Environmental aspects; Urban policy; Natural disasters - Social aspects; Climatic changes - Social aspects; Risk assessment; Environmental risk assessment
• Altri autori: DicksonEric
• Note generali: "The report was prepared by a Bank team comprised of Eric Dickson ... [et al.]."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Note; Chapter 1. Need for an Urban Risk Assessment; Disasters and Cities; Tables; 1.1 Large Disasters from 2001 to 2010 with Major Impacts on Cities; Boxes; 1.1 Understanding Disaster Risk; Climate Change and Cities; 1.2 Hazard Classification; 1.3 Economics of Effective Prevention; 1.2 Urban Climate-Related Hazards; Challenges of Managing Disaster and Climate Risk in Urban Areas; 1.4 City Growth and Increased Urban Temperatures in Mexico City; 1.5 Understanding Urban Resilience; Notes; References ; Chapter 2. Integrated Urban Risk Assessment as a Tool for City ManagementWhat Is Risk Assessment?; Figures; 2.1 Risk as a Process; Integrated Approach to Assessing Urban Risk; 2.2 Urban Risk Assessment Approach; 2.1 Three Levels of Urban Risk Assessment; 2.3 Levels and Pillars of Urban Risk Assessment; Initiating, Undertaking, and Mainstreaming Urban Risk Assessment; 2.4 Urban Risk Assessment: Risk Reduction Planning and Monitoring; Challenges in Undertaking the URA; Notes; Reference; Chapter 3. Pillars of the Urban Risk Assessment; Hazard Impact Assessment ; 3.1 Characteristics of Hazards, Assessment Data Requirements, and Disaster Risk Reduction Tools3.2 VHR Satellite Imagery, Remote Sensing, and GIS to Develop Built-up Area Maps; 3.2 Sample Vulnerability Curves; 3.3 Sample Building Classification; 3.3 Probabilistic Catastrophe Risk Model; 3.4 Barcelona Physical Seismic Risk; 3.1 Comprehensive Approach for Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Institutional Assessment; 3.4 Suggested Institutions for Mapping; 3.5 Sample Institutional Mapping of Disaster Risk Management Functions; 3.6 Rapid Institutional Assessment Questionnaire; Socioeconomic Assessment ; 3.5 Socioeconomic Considerations for Understanding Risk3.7 Sample Qualitative Codification of Neighborhood Data; 3.8 Production and Investment Variables; 3.2 Field Data Collection and Community-Based Approaches; 3.6 Screenshots from iPhone® Application Prototype; 3.7 Digital Slum Mapping: World Bank Prototype; Notes; References; Chapter 4. Conclusion: From Risk Assessment to Action Planning and Implementation; Introduction; Developing Action Plans: Lessons from Vietnam and New York City; Key Policy Areas: Lessons from England, Turkey, Kenya, and Colombia; Institutions and Governance ; 4.1 Tumaco, Colombia4.1 Aspects of a Good Urban Risk Assessment; References; Annex 1: Dar es Salaam Case Study; Overview and Key Findings; Case Study Summary; A1.1 Administrative Map of Dar es Salaam; A1.1 Dar es Salaam; A1.2 Natural Hazards; A1.3 Effects and Losses; A1.4 Significant Floods in Dar es Salaam (1983-2006); A1.2 Trend of Mean Maximum Temperature Anomalies during Warmest Months (December-February) at Dar es Salaam International Airport; A1.3 Time Series of Mean Annual Rainfall in Dar es Salaam; A1.4 Mean and Absolute 24 Hour Maximum Rainfall for Dar es Salaam ; A1.5 Exposed Population in Dar es Salaam in 2005, 2030, 2050, and 2070 to a 1-in-100-Year Flood under the A1B Mid-Range Sea-Level Rise Scenario, No Adaptation
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 co
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban risk assessments
• ISBN: 1-282-10885-9; 9786613802200; 0-8213-8963-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790325603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.