Building safer cities : the future of disaster risk

摘要: Disaster impacts are increasing in severity, and affect communities far beyond the areas of geographic impact as regions linked new ways. While industrialized countries may register higher economic losses following a disaster, there have frequently systems place to respond event minimize loss life. Property is often covered by insurance. In developing countries, contrast, disasters can cause major setbacks social development, inflict massive casualties, diversion funds from emergency relief recovery. The papers this volume were prepared background material for Conference on Future Risk : Building Safer Cities, deal, Part I, with subjects vulnerability disasters, risks, associated costs, globalization interdependent disaster i.e., need public-private partnerships. II focuses environment, climate change, adaptation, highlighting resilience coastal mega-cities weather-related hazards, well flood management different parts world. III refers aspects resulting impacts, through various case studies, IV addresses how protect critical infrastructure impacts.