Planning for community resilience : a handbook for reducing vulnerability to disasters / by Jaimie Hicks Masterson, [and 5 others].

By:

Masterson, Jaimie Hicks [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Washington : Island Press, 2014Description: x, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781610915854 (pbk.)
1610915852

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.34 MAS 23 011254

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ch. 1 The New Era of Catastrophes ch. 2 What Is Resilience? ch. 3 Organizing and Connecting through the Disaster Phases pt. II KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY ch. 4 Assessing Hazard Exposure ch. 5 Assessing Physical Vulnerability ch. 6 Assessing Social Vulnerability pt. III PLANNING STRATEGIES ch. 7 An Assessment of Hazard Mitigation Plans ch. 8 Planner's Toolbox ch. 9 Striving for Consistency ch. 10 Conclusion.

Summary: How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These catastrophes are increasing in number as well as in magnitude, causing greater damage as we experience rising sea levels and other effects of climate change. Communities can reduce their vulnerability to disaster by becoming more resilient--to not only bounce back more readily from disasters but to grow stronger, more socially cohesive, and more environmentally responsible. To be truly resilient, disaster preparation and recovery must consider all populations in the community. By bringing together natural hazards planning and community planning to consider vulnerabilities, more resilient and equitable communities are achievable. In Planning for Community Resilience the authors describe an inclusive process for creating disaster-resilient communities. This handbook guides any community through the process of determining their level of hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability with the goal of determining the best planning strategy. This will be an invaluable tool for professionals working to protect their community from disturbance.

List(s) this item appears in: In the Margins – Multiple Perspectives of Human Settlements

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	363.34 MAS 011254 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011254

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
ch. 1 The New Era of Catastrophes
ch. 2 What Is Resilience?
ch. 3 Organizing and Connecting through the Disaster Phases
pt. II KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY
ch. 4 Assessing Hazard Exposure
ch. 5 Assessing Physical Vulnerability
ch. 6 Assessing Social Vulnerability
pt. III PLANNING STRATEGIES
ch. 7 An Assessment of Hazard Mitigation Plans
ch. 8 Planner's Toolbox
ch. 9 Striving for Consistency
ch. 10 Conclusion.

How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These catastrophes are increasing in number as well as in magnitude, causing greater damage as we experience rising sea levels and other effects of climate change. Communities can reduce their vulnerability to disaster by becoming more resilient--to not only bounce back more readily from disasters but to grow stronger, more socially cohesive, and more environmentally responsible. To be truly resilient, disaster preparation and recovery must consider all populations in the community. By bringing together natural hazards planning and community planning to consider vulnerabilities, more resilient and equitable communities are achievable. In Planning for Community Resilience the authors describe an inclusive process for creating disaster-resilient communities. This handbook guides any community through the process of determining their level of hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability with the goal of determining the best planning strategy. This will be an invaluable tool for professionals working to protect their community from disturbance.

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