A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters : [electronic resource] adapting experiences from Vietnam cities to other cities/ Fatima Shah and Federica Ranghieri.
By: Shah, Fatima
Contributor(s): Ranghieri, Federica
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011Description: p. cmISBN: 9780821388785; 9780821389393 (electronic)Subject(s): Cities and towns -- Developing countries | Cities and towns -- Vietnam | Emergency management -- Developing countries | Emergency management -- VietnamAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 363.34/8091724 LOC classification: HV551.5.V5 | W66 2011Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Reader's guide -- Introduction and context -- Demystifying the "local resilience action plan" -- Sensitization an important first step in establishing context -- Technical analysis risk identification and assessment based on spatial analysis -- Gaps assessment inventory and needs assessment -- Resilience measures identifying options and establishing priorities -- Bringing the pieces together and moving to implementation -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Annex 1: Characteristics of pilot cities -- Annex 2: Consolidated responses from the matrix done in Hanoi -- Annex 3: Structure of the steering committee/working group in Can Tho -- Annex 4: Can Tho maps -- Annex 5: GIS data compatibility and issues of technology -- Annex 6: Methodology for hazard mapping -- Input data -- Methodology -- Hydraulic modeling -- Annex 6: example of inventory from dong hoi -- Annex 7: example information template for an ongoing project -- Annex 8: Sample of proposed project for Dong Hoi city -- Annex 9: Priorities table from Hanoi.
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