Building safer cities : the future of disaster risk (Record no. 12863)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0821354973 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780821354971 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.34 |
| Item number | BUI |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Building safer cities : the future of disaster risk |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher | World Bank, |
| Year of publication | ©2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxi, 299 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations, maps ; |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part I. Diasters, vulnerability, and the global economy / Charlotte Benson and Edward Clay -- Natural hazard risk and privatization / Paul K. Freeman -- Natural disaster risk and cost-benefit analysis / Reinhard Mechler -- Globalization and natural disasters: an integrative risk management approach / Torben Juul Andersen -- Urban disasters and globalization / J.M. Albala-Bertrand -- Interdependent disaster risks: the need for public-private partnerships / Howard Kunreuther. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part II. Cities and climate change / Anthony G. Bigio -- The resilience of coastal megacities to weather-related hazards / Richard J.T. Klein, Robert J. Nicholls, and Frank Thomalla -- Flood management and vulnerability of Dhaka City / Saleemul Huq and Mozaharul Alam -- Flooding in the Pampean Region of Argentina: the Salado Basin / Hilda Herzer -- Urbanization and natural disasters in the Mediterranean: population growth and climate change in the 21st century / Hans Günter Brauch -- Urban land markets and disasters: floods in Argentina's cities / Nora Clichevsky. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part III. Social vulnerability to disaster impacts. Disaster risk reduction in megacities: making the most of human and social capital / Ben Wisner -- Living with risk: toward effective disaster management training in Africa / Prvoslav Marjanovic and Krisno Nimpuno -- Urban vulnerability to disasters in developing countries: managing risks / E.L. Quarantelli -- Natural disasters and urban cultural heritage: a reassessment / June Taboroff. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part IV. Protecting critical infrastructure from disaster impacts. A new structural approach for the study of domino effects between life support networks / Benoît Robert et al. -- Mitigating the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in developing countries / Lamine Mili -- Damage to and vulnerability of industrial facilities in the 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey, earthquake / Mustafa Erdik and Eser Durukal -- The behavior of retrofitted buildings during earthquakes: new technologies / Mikayel Melkumyan. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In developing countries, disasters can cause major setbacks to economic and social development, inflict massive casualties, and cause the diversion of funds from development to emergency relief and recovery. This work shows how communities and governments can be more resilient when disaster strikes |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Emergency management |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | City planning |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Disasters |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Floods |
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| Topical Term | Climatic changes |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kreimer, Alcira ; (Editor) |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Arnold, Margaret ; (Editor) |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carlin, Anne ; (Editor) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 28/04/2004 | Purchased | 1050.00 | 363.34 BUI | 008916 | Reference Books |