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Urban risk assessments [[electronic resource] ] : understanding disaster and climate risk in cities / / Eric Dickson ... [et al.]
| Urban risk assessments [[electronic resource] ] : understanding disaster and climate risk in cities / / Eric Dickson ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DicksonEric |
| Collana | Urban development series |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Urban policy Natural disasters - Social aspects Climatic changes - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-10885-9
9786613802200 0-8213-8963-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462532303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban risk assessments : : an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities
| Urban risk assessments : : an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DicksonEric |
| Collana | Urban development |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Urban policy Natural disasters - Social aspects Climatic changes - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-282-10885-9
9786613802200 0-8213-8963-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790325603321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban risk assessments : : an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities
| Urban risk assessments : : an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DicksonEric |
| Collana | Urban development |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Urban policy Natural disasters - Social aspects Climatic changes - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-282-10885-9
9786613802200 0-8213-8963-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822381203321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban space and representation / edited by Maria Balshaw and Liam Kennedy
| Urban space and representation / edited by Maria Balshaw and Liam Kennedy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; Sterling : Pluto Press, copyr. 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | VIII, 201 p. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Soggetto topico | Sociologia urbana - Stati Uniti d'America |
| ISBN | 0-7453-1344-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990001823650203316 |
| London ; Sterling : Pluto Press, copyr. 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo
| Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo |
| Autore | Jacobs, Jane <1916-2006> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino : Edizioni di Comunità, ©2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 426 p. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina |
307.760973
044.004 |
| Collana | Biblioteca di Comunità |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Città - Stati Uniti - Pianificazione
Città - Condizioni economiche e sociali - Stati Uniti d'America - Sec. 20 |
| ISBN | 88-24-50577-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990003297770403321 |
Jacobs, Jane <1916-2006>
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| Torino : Edizioni di Comunità, ©2000 | ||
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Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo ; [traduzione di Giuseppe Scattone]
| Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo ; [traduzione di Giuseppe Scattone] |
| Autore | JACOBS, Jane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino : Edizioni di Comunità, [2000] |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 426 p. ; 22 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Collana | Biblioteca di Comunità |
| Soggetto topico | Citta' - Stati Uniti d'America |
| ISBN | 88-24-50577-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990000289580203316 |
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JACOBS, Jane
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| Torino : Edizioni di Comunità, [2000] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo
| Vita e morte delle grandi città : saggio sulle metropoli americane / Jane Jacobs ; prefazione di Carlo Olmo |
| Autore | Jacobs, Jane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino, : Edizioni di Comunità, \2000! |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 426 p. ; 22 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Collana | Biblioteca di Comunità |
| Soggetto topico |
Città - Stati Uniti d'America
Città - Condizioni economiche e sociali - Stati Uniti d'America - Sec. 20 |
| ISBN | 8824505775 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
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| Record Nr. | UNICAS-LO10514176 |
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| Torino, : Edizioni di Comunità, \2000! | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Cassino | ||
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When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard
| When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard |
| Autore | Beauregard Robert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States - History
Urbanization - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8166-4885-9
0-8166-9881-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451774003321 |
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Beauregard Robert A
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| Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard
| When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard |
| Autore | Beauregard Robert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States - History
Urbanization - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-8166-4885-9
0-8166-9881-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784394503321 |
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Beauregard Robert A
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| Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard
| When America became suburban [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Beauregard |
| Autore | Beauregard Robert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States - History
Urbanization - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-8166-4885-9
0-8166-9881-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816403403321 |
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Beauregard Robert A
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| Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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