Planning for Community Resilience - A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters

Informationen zum Autor Jaimie Hicks Masterson is the Program Coordinator of Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University. Walter Gillis Peacock, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning and Director of the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center at Texas A&M University. Shannon S. Van Zandt, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning and the Director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development at Texas A&M University. Himanshu Grover, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Regional Planning at the University of Buffalo. Lori Feild Schwarz is the Comprehensive Planning Manager for the City of Plano, Texas. John T. Cooper, Jr., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung How can we plan and design stronger communities? This handbook brings together the fields of planning! disaster response! and hazards management to provide a field-tested process on how to make communities disaster-resilient. ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Cooper, John T Cooper, John T. Cooper, Himanshu Grover, Grover Himanshu, Jaimie Hicks Masterson, Jaimie Hicks Masterson, Jaimie Hicks Peacock Masterson, Jaimie Hicks/ Peacock Masterson, Masterson Jaimie Hicks, Walter Gillis Peacock, Peacock Walter Gillis, Lori Feild Schwarz, Schwarz Lori Feild, Shannon S. Van Zandt, Shannon S van Zandt, Shannon S. van Zandt
• Edition: Island Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 24.11.2014
• EAN: 9781610915854
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-585-4
• Pages: 256
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Nature et société: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Ecologie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, Urban & municipal planning, Social impact of disasters, Natural disasters, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)