This paper surveys the conventional disaster governance regimes and examines whether a sustainable and resilient society against natural and human-induced disasters can be built. This paper aims to shed light on resilient city and country building from the perspective of disaster prevention. Current ...
This natural disaster can be used to evaluate the response of the labour market to an exogenous shock. Besides, the capacity for resilience in the labour market is crucial for people who rely on their job. This document analyses the impacts of the 2010 B铆o-B铆o earthquake and tsunami on...
The resilient city : how modern cities recover from disaster For as long as they have existed, cities have been destroyed - sacked, shaken, burnt, bombed, flooded, starved, irradiated, and pillaged - in almost every case they have risen again. Rarely in modern times has a city not been ...
A detailed description of the sites, the sampling frame, the tools and the household and village study reports can be found at ccafs.cgiar.org/resources/baseline-surveys. A joint analysis of the baseline data has provided the opportunity to match problems, community priorities, organizations tm...
From floating villages to living root bridges that strengthen over time, Watson introduces us to some of these resilient solutions -- and shows how they can teach us to design with nature, instead of against it. climate change global issues design innovation future humanity indigenous ...
“If you go into this with the wrong attitude, the chance of a conflict or a major disaster is much greater.” Litigation is expensive for the board, too, which opens the door for negotiating a compromise. For most homeowners dissatisfied with how their community is being run...
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Healthy ecosystems are more resilient and less prone to wildfire ignition and spread, so protecting and restoring degraded forests and peatlands has become a key element in many countries’ wildfire prevention efforts, the OECD said. Limiting illegal and unsustainable land use, and the scaling up ...
Urbanization and climate change are contributing to severe flooding globally, damaging infrastructure, disrupting economies, and undermining human well-being. Approaches to make cities more resilient to floods are emerging, notably with the design of flo
Chen's work is crucial to understanding how coastal communities can become more resilient to climate change. The models he develops can be used to measure the long-term impacts of sea level rise, extreme weather, and heavy rain—among other hazards—on infrastructures, people, and the environmen...