Related Books
Language: en
Pages: 93
Pages: 93
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-01 - Publisher: Asian Development Bank
This document summarizes experiences of Da Nang, Viet Nam; the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; and Naga City in the Philippines in providing incentives for disaster ri
Language: en
Pages: 42
Pages: 42
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06 - Publisher:
The rapid growth of urban areas in Asia has often resulted in poorly designed infrastructure in hazard-prone areas. This has increased the risk of disasters res
Language: en
Pages: 304
Pages: 304
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-29 - Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Whilst it is impossible to make resistant urban growth, resilience is becoming more widely accepted and urban systems must be resilient enough to cope with the
Language: en
Pages: 233
Pages: 233
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-28 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters
Language: en
Pages: 326
Pages: 326
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: World Bank Publications