Urban Risk Assessments
| Author | : The World Bank |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2012-06-22 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780821389638 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0821389637 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Urban Risk Assessments by : The World Bank
Download or read book Urban Risk Assessments written by The World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Urban Risk Assessment (URA) is a framework for assessing disaster and climate risk in cities based on three pillars: a hazard impact assessment, an institutional assessment, and a socioeconomic assessment. The URA can be applied flexibly based on a city's available financial resources, available data, and institutional capacity.
