Overview
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.
- | Author: Eric Dickson
- | Publisher: World Bank Publications
- | Publication Date: Jun 14, 2012
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0821389629
- | ISBN-13: 9780821389621
