Description: Planning for Community Resilience : A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters, Paperback by Masterson, Jaimie Hicks; Peacock, Walter Gillis; Van Zandt, Shannon S.; Grover, Himanshu; Schwarz, Lori Feild, ISBN 1610915852, ISBN-13 9781610915854, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 response 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. Based on their recovery work after Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, they developed a process that relies on the Disaster Impacts Model. 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. Planning for Community Resilience will be invaluable to professionals working to protect their community from disturbance, including city planners, elected officials, floodplain managers, natural hazard managers, planning commissioners, local business leaders, and citizen organizers.
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Edition: 3
Book Title: Planning for Community Resilience : a Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters
Number of Pages: 255 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Island Press
Publication Year: 2014
Topic: Urban & Land Use Planning, Natural Disasters, Emergency Management
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Architecture, Technology & Engineering
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Author: Shannon S. Van Zandt, Himanshu Grover, Lori Feild Schwarz, Walter Gillis Peacock, Jaimie Hicks Masterson
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
