Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Urban Disasters and ApproachesChapter 2: Urban Risk, City Government, and ResilienceChapter 3: Cities, Vulnerability, and Climate ChangeChapter 4: Resilient Homes Make Cities ResilientChapter 5: Urban Regulation and Enforcement: A ChallengeChapter 6: Expanding Coastal Cities: An Increasing RiskChapter 7: Impact Of Urban Expansion on Farmland: A Silent DisasterChapter 8: Enhancing City Resilience through Urban-Rural LinkagesChapter 9: Urban Disaster Risk Reduction in Vietnam: Gaps, Challenges and Approaches Chapter 10: Urban Disasters and Micro FinancingChapter 11: Urban Food Security in Asia: A Growing ThreatChapter 12: Identifying Priorities of Asian Small and Medium Scale Enterprises for Building Disaster Resilience Chapter 13: Urban Disasters and Risk Communication through Youth Groups in the PhilippinesChapter 14: Flood Risk Reduction Approaches in Dhaka, Bangladesh Chapter 15: Post-Disaster Urban Recovery: 20 Years of Review of KobeChapter 16: Community Resilience Approach for Prioritizing Infrastructure Development in Urban AreasChapter 17: Vernacular Built Environment in India: An Indigenous Approach for ResilienceChapter 18: Building Community Resiliency: Linkages between Individual, Community, and Local GovernmentChapter 19: Climate Migration and Urban Changes in BangladeshChapter 20: Water Stress in the Mega City of Kolkata, India and Its Implications to Urban Resilience

Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia presents the latest information on the intensity and frequency of disasters. Specifically, the fact that, in urban areas, more than 50% of the world's population is living on just 2% of the land surface, with most of these cities located in Asia and developing countries that have high vulnerability and intensification. The book offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary approach to reducing the impact of disasters by examining specific evidence from events in these areas that can be used to develop best practices and increase urban resilience worldwide. As urban resilience is largely a function of resilient and resourceful citizens, building cities which are more resilient internally and externally can lead to more productive economic returns. In an era of rapid urbanization and increasing disaster risks and vulnerabilities in Asian cities, Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia is an invaluable tool for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners working in both public and private sectors. Explores a broad range of aspects of disaster and urban resiliency, including environmental, economic, architectural, and engineering factors Bridges the gap between urban resilience and rural areas and community building Provides evidence-based data that can lead to improved disaster resiliency in urban Asia Focuses on Asian cities, some of the most densely populated areas on the planet, where disasters are particularly devastating.

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