A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters
Subtitle: adapting experiences from Vietnam to other cities
By: Fatima Shah and Federica Ranghieri
Contributors: Ranghieri, Federica
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780821388785; 9780821389393
Subjects: Emergency management; Cities and towns
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgments; title: Executive summary; title: Reader's guide; title: Introduction and context; title: Demystifying the "local resilience action plan"; title: Sensitization an important first step in establishing context; title: Technical analysis risk identification and assessment based on spatial analysis; title: Gaps assessment inventory and needs assessment; title: Resilience measures identifying options and establishing priorities; title: Bringing the pieces together and moving to implementation; title: Concluding remarks; title: References; title: Annex 1: Characteristics of pilot cities; title: Annex 2: Consolidated responses from the matrix done in Hanoi; title: Annex 3: Structure of the steering committee/working group in Can Tho; title: Annex 4: Can Tho maps; title: Annex 5: GIS data compatibility and issues of technology; title: Annex 6: Methodology for hazard mapping; title: Input data; title: Methodology; title: Hydraulic modeling; title: Annex 6: example of inventory from dong hoi; title: Annex 7: example information template for an ongoing project; title: Annex 8: Sample of proposed project for Dong Hoi city; title: Annex 9: Priorities table from Hanoi.