ABSTRACT
Accelerating urbanization worldwide means more urban-centered disasters. Floods, earthquakes, storms and conflicts affecting densely populated areas produce significant losses in lives, livelihoods and the built environment, especially in comparison to rural areas. Poor urban dwellers, almost always the most vulnerable, too often bear the brunt. Aid agencies and urban professionals have been slowly adapting to these new conditions, but older models and practices hinder the most effective engagements.
Drawing directly from the experiences of urban disasters in the Philippines, Chile, India, Thailand, Iraq, Haiti and Nepal, among other countries, Urban Disaster Resilience brings to light new collaborations and techniques for addressing the challenges of urban disasters in the coming years. Chapters range from country-specific case studies to more synthetic frameworks in order to promote innovative thinking and practical solutions.
Edited by David Sanderson, Jerold S. Kayden and Julia Leis, this book is a crucial read for humanitarian and disaster specialists, urban planners and designers, architects, landscape architects, housing and economic development professionals, real estate developers, private business managers and students interested in the subject, whether based in non-governmental organizations, local, state or national governments, international agencies, private firms, or the academy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |18 pages
Introduction
chapter |13 pages
Urban disaster resilience
chapter |3 pages
Strengthening collaborations for urban disasters
part I|68 pages
Urban planning, design and cities
chapter 2|19 pages
Reconstructing the city
chapter 3|21 pages
Fables from the reconstruction
part II|55 pages
People, places, complex systems and regulation
chapter 5|16 pages
Urban disaster resilience
chapter 6|15 pages
Regulatory barriers and the provision of shelter in post-disaster situations
chapter 8|10 pages
Conflict and urban displacement
part III|53 pages
Urban markets, micro-enterprise, insurance and technology
chapter 10|15 pages
Petty trade and the private sector in urban reconstruction
chapter 11|10 pages
Using disaster insurance to build urban resilience
part |10 pages
Epilogue