Planning for community resilence : a handbook for reducing vulnerability to disasters
Publication details: Washington Island Press 2014Description: x,244pISBN:- 9781610915854
- 363.34 MAS
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | CEPT Library | BK | 363.34 MAS | Available | 020624 |
Contents :
Acknowledgments ix
PART I. COMMUNITY RESILIENCE 1
Chapter 1: The New Era of Catastrophes 5
Chapter 2: What Is Resilience? 25
Chapter 3: Organizing and Connecting through the Disaster Phases 41
PART II. KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY 69
Chapter 4: Assessing Hazard Exposure 71
Chapter 5: Assessing Physical Vulnerability 83
Chapter 6: Assessing Social Vulnerability 97
PART III. PLANNING STRATEGIES 113
Chapter 7: An Assessment of Hazard Mitigation Plans 117
Chapter 8: Planner's Toolbox. 139
Chapter 9: Striving for Consistency 167
Chapter 10: Conclusion 183
Appendix. 187
Notes 209
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