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Building urban resilience : principles, tools, and practice / / Abhas K. Jha, Todd W. Miner, and Zuzana Stanton-Geddes, editors
| Building urban resilience : principles, tools, and practice / / Abhas K. Jha, Todd W. Miner, and Zuzana Stanton-Geddes, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JhaAbhas Kumar <1966->
MinerTodd W Stanton-GeddesZuzana |
| Collana | Directions in development : environment and sustainable development |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning
Disasters - Economic aspects Emergency management Infrastructure (Economics) - Planning Regional planning Urban policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9826-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Focus on Cities; Risk and Uncertainty; Building Urban Resilience: Principles, Tools, and Practice; Looking Forward; References; Chapter 1 Principles of Urban Resilience; Key Points; Key Resources; Urban Disaster Resilience; Risk, Uncertainty, and Complexity; Boxes; Box 1.1 Enhancing Resilience in an Urban Region: Examples; Disaster Risk Management and Opportunities for Resilience; Box 1.2 Increasing Accountability in the Philippines; Figures
Figure 1.1 The Six Phases of the Disaster CycleBox 1.3 The Great California Shake-Out; Box 1.4 The Queensland Reconstruction Authority; Figure 1.2 Open Data for Resilience Cycle; Figure 1.3 Elements of Risk Calculation; Figure 1.4 Elements of Risk Reduction; Figure 1.5 Tsunami Early Warning System; Social Resilience; Tables; Table 1.1 Challenges in Integrating Social Resilience; Box 1.5 Combining Resources to Reduce Flood Impacts; Land Use Planning; Box 1.6 Urbanization and Flood Risk; Urban Ecosystems; Figure 1.6 The Human Ecosystem Box 1.7 Using Vegetation to Limit Landslide Hazards in SeattleUrban Upgrading; Figure 1.7 Competing Interests in Land Use; Table 1.2 Urban Poverty, Everyday Hazards, and Disaster Risks; Incorporating Resilience into the Project Cycle; Figure 1.8 World Bank Project Cycle; Table 1.3 World Bank Project Cycle: Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience; Box 1.8 Country Assistance Strategy in the Philippines; Further Reading; Table 1.4 Disaster Resilience Indicators; Table 1.5 Resilience Components in World Bank Projects: Examples; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Tools for Building Urban Resilience Key PointsKey Resources; Risk Assessment; Figure 2.1 Dynamic Decision-Making Process; Box 2.1 City-Wide Mapping in Uganda; Figure 2.2 Risk Assessment Model; Table 2.1 Types of Disaster Impact; Box 2.2 CAPRA: A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Initiative; Table 2.2 Summary of Socioeconomic Cost-Benefit Analysis; Box 2.3 Flood Risk Assessment for Mitigation Planning in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Risk-Based Land Use Planning; Table 2.3 Risk-Based Land Use Planning in Urban Infrastructure Projects; Box 2.4 Checklist for Feasibility Assessment and Definition of Scope Box 2.5 Istanbul Earthquake Risk Reduction PlanBox 2.6 Checklist for a Successful Relocation; Box 2.7 Hazard Zoning Initiatives; Box 2.8 Spatial Development Framework for Risk Reduction in Kaduna, Nigeria; Box 2.9 Master Plan for Risk Reduction in Constitución, Chile; Box 2.10 Checklist for Land Use Risk Management Strategy; Box 2.11 Institutional Capacity for Risk Reduction; Table 2.4 The Risk-Based Planning Process: Actors and Roles; Urban Ecosystem Management; Box 2.12 Rehabilitation of the Maasin Watershed Reserve in the Philippines Table 2.5 Incorporating Ecosystem Management into Land Use Planning |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462887903321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy Subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean : : Stocktaking and Policy Challenges / / Gabriel Di Bella, Lawrence Norton, Joseph Ntamatungiro, Sumiko Ogawa, Issouf Samaké, Marika Santoro
| Energy Subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean : : Stocktaking and Policy Challenges / / Gabriel Di Bella, Lawrence Norton, Joseph Ntamatungiro, Sumiko Ogawa, Issouf Samaké, Marika Santoro |
| Autore | Di Bella Gabriel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (80 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NortonLawrence
NtamatungiroJoseph OgawaSumiko SamakéIssouf SantoroMarika |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural resources - Latin America
Energy industries - Latin America Fiscal policy - Latin America Government business enterprises - Latin America Natural resources - Caribbean Area Investments: Energy Macroeconomics Public Finance Taxation Energy: Demand and Supply Prices Electric Utilities Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Energy industries & utilities Investment & securities Public finance & taxation Energy subsidies Fuel prices Electricity Tariffs Oil prices Expenditure Commodities Taxes Expenditures, Public Electric utilities Tariff |
| ISBN |
1-61635-822-X
1-4983-7991-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Executive Summary; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Energy Subsidies: A Global Perspective (Percent of GDP); II. Taking Stock of Energy Subsidies in LAC countries; Tables; 1. Pre-tax Energy Subsidies (Percent of GDP, average 2011-13); 2. Pre-tax Energy Subsidies (Percent of GDP, average 2011-13; 2. Energy Subsidies and Economic Size (Average 2011-13); A. Fuel Subsidies in LAC; 3. Fuel Subsidies and Energy Richness (Average 2011-13); 4.Gasoline and Diesel Prices Including Taxes; 3. Selected Fuel Price Practices and Financing Regimes in LAC; B. Electricity Subsidies in LAC
4. Selected Electricity Price Practices and Financing Regimes in LACIII. Policy Challenges for LAC Arising from Energy Subsidies; A. Fiscal Costs; 5. Electricity Subsidies and Measures of Electricity Performance (Average 2011-13); 6. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Deficits (Percent of GDP, Average 2011-13); B. Fiscal Transparency; 7. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Revenues (Average 2011-13); C. The Energy Value Chain, SOEs, and Competitiveness; 8. Gasoline and Diesel Prices Net of Taxes; D. External Vulnerabilities; 9. Current Account and Oil Trade Balances E. Household Welfare and Income Distribution10. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Spending (Average 2011-13); F. Environmental and other Negative Externalities; IV. How and When to Reform Subsidy Policy? Experience from LAC countries; 11. Fuel Taxation and Negative Externalities (Current Excise Minus Corrective Tax, US/Liter, 2010); A. How to Rationalize Subsidies?; B. When to Rationalize Subsidies?; Annexes; I: Country Groupings; II: Data Sources; III: A Summary of Energy Policies in LAC countries; Boxes; 1. Measuring Fuel Subsidies by the Price-Gap Approach; 2. Measuring Electricity Subsidies 3. Energy Subsidies and Country Characteristics4. The Petrocaribe Arrangement; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796903803321 |
Di Bella Gabriel
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean : stocktaking and policy challenges / / Gabriel Di Bella [and five others] ; authorized for distribution by Adrienne Cheasty
| Energy subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean : stocktaking and policy challenges / / Gabriel Di Bella [and five others] ; authorized for distribution by Adrienne Cheasty |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (80 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Collana | IMF Working Paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural resources - Latin America
Energy industries - Latin America Fiscal policy - Latin America Government business enterprises - Latin America Natural resources - Caribbean Area |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61635-822-X
1-4983-7991-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Executive Summary; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Energy Subsidies: A Global Perspective (Percent of GDP); II. Taking Stock of Energy Subsidies in LAC countries; Tables; 1. Pre-tax Energy Subsidies (Percent of GDP, average 2011-13); 2. Pre-tax Energy Subsidies (Percent of GDP, average 2011-13; 2. Energy Subsidies and Economic Size (Average 2011-13); A. Fuel Subsidies in LAC; 3. Fuel Subsidies and Energy Richness (Average 2011-13); 4.Gasoline and Diesel Prices Including Taxes; 3. Selected Fuel Price Practices and Financing Regimes in LAC; B. Electricity Subsidies in LAC
4. Selected Electricity Price Practices and Financing Regimes in LACIII. Policy Challenges for LAC Arising from Energy Subsidies; A. Fiscal Costs; 5. Electricity Subsidies and Measures of Electricity Performance (Average 2011-13); 6. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Deficits (Percent of GDP, Average 2011-13); B. Fiscal Transparency; 7. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Revenues (Average 2011-13); C. The Energy Value Chain, SOEs, and Competitiveness; 8. Gasoline and Diesel Prices Net of Taxes; D. External Vulnerabilities; 9. Current Account and Oil Trade Balances E. Household Welfare and Income Distribution10. Energy Subsidies and Fiscal Spending (Average 2011-13); F. Environmental and other Negative Externalities; IV. How and When to Reform Subsidy Policy? Experience from LAC countries; 11. Fuel Taxation and Negative Externalities (Current Excise Minus Corrective Tax, US/Liter, 2010); A. How to Rationalize Subsidies?; B. When to Rationalize Subsidies?; Annexes; I: Country Groupings; II: Data Sources; III: A Summary of Energy Policies in LAC countries; Boxes; 1. Measuring Fuel Subsidies by the Price-Gap Approach; 2. Measuring Electricity Subsidies 3. Energy Subsidies and Country Characteristics4. The Petrocaribe Arrangement; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460165303321 |
| [Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America : State and non-state actors in the promotion of and opposition to extractivism
| Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America : State and non-state actors in the promotion of and opposition to extractivism |
| Autore | Raftopoulos Malayna |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Collana | HRC series |
| Soggetto topico | Human rights |
| Soggetto non controllato |
indigenous people
environment human rights extractivism China rainforest healing plants nature trees REDD+ Human Rights Impact Assessments violence neogeography urbanism floods landslides Grand Canal Nicaragua decoloniality colonialism neocolonialism eco-violence ecology natural environment |
| ISBN | 1-912250-41-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910868301403321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : beyond booms and busts? / / Emily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre
| Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : beyond booms and busts? / / Emily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre |
| Autore | Sinnott Emily |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NashJohn <1953->
TorreAugusto de la |
| Collana | World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural resources - Caribbean Area
Natural resources - Latin America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-8492-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Stylized facts of commodity production and trade in LAC -- Natural resources and long-term growth : exploring the linkages -- Institutions and the resource curse or blessing -- Managing commodity price volatility -- Environmental and social consequences of commodity production -- Conclusions and policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464948703321 |
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Sinnott Emily
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2010 | ||
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Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : : beyond booms and busts? / / Emily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre
| Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : : beyond booms and busts? / / Emily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre |
| Autore | Sinnott Emily |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 82 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NashJohn <1953->
TorreAugusto de la |
| Collana | World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural resources - Caribbean Area
Natural resources - Latin America |
| ISBN | 0-8213-8492-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Stylized facts of commodity production and trade in LAC -- Natural resources and long-term growth : exploring the linkages -- Institutions and the resource curse or blessing -- Managing commodity price volatility -- Environmental and social consequences of commodity production -- Conclusions and policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789486103321 |
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Sinnott Emily
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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