Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience: Integrating Mitigation, Preparedness, and Recovery Planning

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience emphasizes the intersection of urban planning and hazard mitigation as critical for community resilience, covering the phases of disaster mitigation, preparedness/response, and recovery from a planning and policy perspective. It provides an overview of hazard vulnerability, discusses the politics of hazard mitigation, covers emergency preparedness and response planning, and addresses recovery from and adaption to disasters. The Handbook is an invaluable guide for students, professionals, and practitioners interested in urban planning, sustainability, development response planning, emergency planning, recovery planning, hazard mitigation planning, land use planning, housing, and community development.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 424 pages
\n Publication date: 13 August 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience emphasizes the critical intersection of urban planning and hazard mitigation as essential for community resilience, considering the intricate interplay between social, environmental, and physical systems in the face of disasters. This comprehensive Handbook introduces and explores the phases of disaster mitigation, preparedness/response, and recovery, as well as the diverse federal, state, and local stakeholders involved in addressing these phases from a planning and policy perspective.

Part I of the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of hazard vulnerability, commencing with an explanation of what it means to be susceptible to hazards, particularly for socially vulnerable population segments. It delves into the politics of hazard mitigation, examining the failures of smart growth in hazardous areas, the wide range of land development policies and their associated risks, the connection between hazards and climate adaptation, and the role of structural and non-structural mitigation in disaster planning.

Part II delves into emergency preparedness and response planning, addressing the unmet needs of individuals and communities, as well as community service planning, evacuation planning, and enhancing community capacity and emergency response in developing countries.

Part III explores recovery from and adaptation to disasters, covering topics such as the National Disaster Recovery Framework, long-term housing recovery, population displacement, business recovery, and disaster-resistant designs.

Part IV showcases how disaster research is interpreted in practice, emphasizing the integration of mitigation into comprehensive planning processes, state responses to recovery, city recovery planning, and effective community engagement in disaster planning.

Finally, Part V demonstrates the practical application of disaster resilience principles, showcasing how mitigation strategies are incorporated into urban planning, how states respond to recovery efforts, how cities undertake recovery planning, and how to engage the entire community in disaster preparedness and response.

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, planners, researchers, and practitioners seeking to enhance urban resilience and build more disaster-resistant communities. By providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective, it equips stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary to address the complex challenges posed by urban disasters and promote community well-being in the face of adversity.

\n Weight: 1076g\n
Dimension: 184 x 260 x 30 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138886957\n \n