Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards towards disaster resilient societies
A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards. The tragic impacts of these events drew short-term attention from policy makers, the media and the general public, but their response was too late to prevent serious...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tokyo ; New York :
United Nations University
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31795894*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of tables and figures
- List of colour figures
- List of acronyms
- Foreword / Hans van Ginkel
- preface / Sálvano Briceño
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction / Janos J. Bogardi
- pt. 1. Basic principles and theoretical basis
- 1. Measuring vulnerability to promote disaster-resilient societies : conceptual frameworks and definitions / Jörn Birkmann
- 2. Indicators and criteria for measuring vulnerability : theoretical bases and requirements / Jörn Birkmann
- 3. Social levels and hazard (in)dependence in determining vulnerability / Stefan Schneiderbauer, Daniele Ehrlich
- 4. User needs : why we need indicators / Angela Queste, Peter Lauwe
- pt. 2. Vulnerability and environment
- 5. Environmental components of vulnerability / Fabrice G. Renaud
- 6. Human vulnerability to environmental change : an approach for UNEP's global environmental outlook (GEO) / Marcel T.J. Kok, Vishal Narain, Steven Wonink, Jill Jäger
- pt. 3. Global, national and sub-national index approaches
- 7. Review of global risk index projects : Conclusions for sub-national and local approaches / Mark Pelling.
- 8. The disaster risk index : overview of a quantitative approach / Pascal Peduzzi
- 9. Disaster risk hotspots : a project summary / Maxx Dilley
- 10. A system of indicators for disaster risk management in the Americas / Omar D. Cardona
- 11. Multi-risk assessment of Europe's regions / Stefan Greiving
- 12. Disaster vulnerability assessment : the Tanzania experience / Robert B. Kiunsi, Manoris V. Meshak
- 13. A human security index / Erich J. Plate
- pt. 4. Local vulnerability assessment
- 14. Community-based disaster risk index : pilot implementation in Indonesia / Christina Bollin, Ria Hidajat
- 15. Measuring vulnerability : the ADRC perspective for the theoretical basis and principles of indicator development / Masaru Arakida
- 16. Vulnerability assessment : the sectoral approach / Juan Carlos Villagrán de León
- 17. Self-assessment of coping capacity : participatory, proactive, and qualitative engagement of communities in their own risk management / Ben Wisner
- 18. Measuring vulnerability in Sri Lanka at the local level / Jörn Birkmann, Nishara Fernando, Siri Hettige.
- pt. 5. Institutional vulnerability, coping and lessons learned
- 19. Assessing institutionalised capacities and practices to reduce the risks of flood disaster / Louis Lebel, Elena Nikitina, Vladimir Kotov, Jesse Manuta
- 20. Public sector financial vulnerability to disasters: the IIASA CATSIM model / Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Hochrainer, Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer, Georg Pflug
- Text box : Effective measurement of vulnerability is essential to help those most in harm's way / Simon Horner
- 21. Overcoming the black hole : outline for a quantitative model to compare coping capacities across countries / Peter Billing, Ulrike Madengruber
- 22. A methodology for learning lessons : experiences at the European level / Elisabeth Krausmann, Fesil Mushtaq
- 23. Conclusion and recommendation / Jörn Birkmann
- 24. Core terminology of disaster reduction: a comparative glossary / Katharina Thywissen
- List of contributors
- Index.
