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Safer Homes, Stronger Communities
A Handbook for Reconstructing After Natural Disasters
Av Abhas K. Jha
Häftad, 2010
356 kr
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Best practices in post-disaster housing and community reconstruction are constantly evolving. The frequency and severity of disasters are increasing and technology is changing how reconstruction is done. Reconstruction projects must increasingly focus on the need to reduce future risks by ensuring …
Building Resilience Into Urban Investments in East Asia and the Pacific
Principles, Tools, and Practice
Av Abhas K. Jha, Abhas K. Jha m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
299 kr
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Resilience is the ability of a system, community, or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner. Resilience in the context of cities translates into a new paradigm for urbanization, and forms base for a new …
Strong, Safe, and Resilient
A Strategic Policy Guide for Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific
Av Abhas K. Jha, Zuzana Stanton-Geddes
Häftad, 2013
356 kr
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Disaster risk management is essential in the fight against poverty. Disasters can, in an instant, wipe out decades of hard-fought poverty reduction and development gains and push countless households into poverty. Disasters disproportionately affect the poor: Vulnerable and marginalised groups, …
