Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between two co... more Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between two continents. Located on the Strait of Bosphorus, Istanbul is a bridge between Europe and Asia, and through the Sea of Marmara, it links civilizations on the Black Sea with those of the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas.
SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace, 2013
The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated wi... more The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with * include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with ** include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. E.A. Gencer The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management
SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace, 2013
A major challenge in the application of disaster management policies is the fact that those who b... more A major challenge in the application of disaster management policies is the fact that those who benefit and those who pay for it are often not the same people. This commitment of long-term planning and policies lays the basis to the notion of sustainable development.
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
The fifth edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR)... more The fifth edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is being issued four years after the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (Sendai Framework). This edition of GAR is the first punctuation mark in the implementation of the Sendai Framework. It offers an update on progress made in implementing the outcome, goal, targets and priorities of the Sendai Framework and disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals. It provides an analysis of how risk science is changing, presents areas for additional endeavour, and explores aspects of understanding and managing systemic risk. It presents innovative research and practice for pursuing risk-informed sustainable development, and provides an introduction to the wider scope and nature of hazards and related risks to be considered. Chapter 3 of the report on "risk" investigates how we currently monitor and model a range of hazards, including tsunamis, landslides, floods and fires. Other hazards are less familiar as they were not part of the Hyogo Framework for Action. However, they are part of the Sendai Framework and include: biological, nuclear/radiological, chemical/industrial, NATECH (natural hazards triggering technological disasters) and environmental hazards. Chapter 3 looks at our understanding of how these hazards interact with exposure and vulnerability. Chapter 3.1.9 on "Natech" describes Natech events which are a recurring but often overlooked fature in many disaster situations. Besides providing examples of important Natech accidents that occurred in the past, the characteristics of Natech risk are discussed. Information on Natech risk drivers and instruments for effective Natech risk management are explained, together with how progress in Natech risk reduction can be measured.
Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between Europe... more Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between Europe and Asia. This natural setting that has created the potency of Istanbul’s urban environment is, however, also a characteristic that threatens it. Located in an active earthquake zone, Istanbul’s history has been interrupted many times by earthquakes; and today, history may repeat itself as scientists predict that in the near future the city will experience a major earthquake.
This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop ... more This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop on resilient cities held at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai in March 2015. We provided 18 citizens with four types of expert knowledge: a long-term climate forecast for Sendai; the roles of infrastructure as precautionary and adaptive measures; the roles of green infrastructure as adaptative and transformative measures; and the status report which consists of the assessment result of the resilience of Sendai City by urban indicators, civil indicators, and administrative indicators. Based on this expert knowledge, the participants discussed risk perception, vulnerability assessments, evaluation of situations to be avoided, and resilience measures in Sendai. The results demonstrate that this workshop was able to change the participants’ attitudes toward terms of self-support due to the fact that participants who had been personally affected by a disaster knew the importance of self-support and specific actions over public support.
This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop ... more This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop on resilient cities held at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai in March 2015. We provided 18 citizens with four types of expert knowledge: a long-term climate forecast for Sendai; the roles of infrastructure as precautionary and adaptive measures; the roles of green infrastructure as adaptative and transformative measures; and the status report which consists of the assessment result of the resilience of Sendai City by urban indicators, civil indicators, and administrative indicators. Based on this expert knowledge, the participants discussed risk perception, vulnerability assessments, evaluation of situations to be avoided, and resilience measures in Sendai. The results demonstrate that this workshop was able to change the participants’ attitudes toward terms of self-support due to the fact that participants who had been personally affected by a disaster knew ...
This chapter explores the evolving concept of disaster risk management and climate resilience bui... more This chapter explores the evolving concept of disaster risk management and climate resilience building in the United States of America (USA) within the last two decades. The chapter starts by examining federal-level actions towards disaster risk management and climate adaptation and resilience and then delves into local-level actions through the case studies of Nashville, Tennessee, and Hoboken, New Jersey. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the future of climate resilience in the USA. The chapter illustrates that the availability of multiple layers of government has been an effective safety guard against any individual layer’s potential unwillingness to undertake protective risk management or climate resilience building. At state and regional levels, where political will was lacking, federal-level support, particularly in the Obama era, and the initiatives of private foundations have been very valuable. Nowhere, though, have climate resilience building actions in the USA be...
Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between two co... more Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between two continents. Located on the Strait of Bosphorus, Istanbul is a bridge between Europe and Asia, and through the Sea of Marmara, it links civilizations on the Black Sea with those of the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas.
SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace, 2013
The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated wi... more The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with * include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with ** include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. E.A. Gencer The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management
SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace, 2013
A major challenge in the application of disaster management policies is the fact that those who b... more A major challenge in the application of disaster management policies is the fact that those who benefit and those who pay for it are often not the same people. This commitment of long-term planning and policies lays the basis to the notion of sustainable development.
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
The fifth edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR)... more The fifth edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is being issued four years after the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (Sendai Framework). This edition of GAR is the first punctuation mark in the implementation of the Sendai Framework. It offers an update on progress made in implementing the outcome, goal, targets and priorities of the Sendai Framework and disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals. It provides an analysis of how risk science is changing, presents areas for additional endeavour, and explores aspects of understanding and managing systemic risk. It presents innovative research and practice for pursuing risk-informed sustainable development, and provides an introduction to the wider scope and nature of hazards and related risks to be considered. Chapter 3 of the report on "risk" investigates how we currently monitor and model a range of hazards, including tsunamis, landslides, floods and fires. Other hazards are less familiar as they were not part of the Hyogo Framework for Action. However, they are part of the Sendai Framework and include: biological, nuclear/radiological, chemical/industrial, NATECH (natural hazards triggering technological disasters) and environmental hazards. Chapter 3 looks at our understanding of how these hazards interact with exposure and vulnerability. Chapter 3.1.9 on "Natech" describes Natech events which are a recurring but often overlooked fature in many disaster situations. Besides providing examples of important Natech accidents that occurred in the past, the characteristics of Natech risk are discussed. Information on Natech risk drivers and instruments for effective Natech risk management are explained, together with how progress in Natech risk reduction can be measured.
Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between Europe... more Istanbul, the largest and the most populated city in Turkey, lies at the crossroad between Europe and Asia. This natural setting that has created the potency of Istanbul’s urban environment is, however, also a characteristic that threatens it. Located in an active earthquake zone, Istanbul’s history has been interrupted many times by earthquakes; and today, history may repeat itself as scientists predict that in the near future the city will experience a major earthquake.
This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop ... more This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop on resilient cities held at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai in March 2015. We provided 18 citizens with four types of expert knowledge: a long-term climate forecast for Sendai; the roles of infrastructure as precautionary and adaptive measures; the roles of green infrastructure as adaptative and transformative measures; and the status report which consists of the assessment result of the resilience of Sendai City by urban indicators, civil indicators, and administrative indicators. Based on this expert knowledge, the participants discussed risk perception, vulnerability assessments, evaluation of situations to be avoided, and resilience measures in Sendai. The results demonstrate that this workshop was able to change the participants’ attitudes toward terms of self-support due to the fact that participants who had been personally affected by a disaster knew the importance of self-support and specific actions over public support.
This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop ... more This chapter reports on the raising of awareness among citizens who participated in the workshop on resilient cities held at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai in March 2015. We provided 18 citizens with four types of expert knowledge: a long-term climate forecast for Sendai; the roles of infrastructure as precautionary and adaptive measures; the roles of green infrastructure as adaptative and transformative measures; and the status report which consists of the assessment result of the resilience of Sendai City by urban indicators, civil indicators, and administrative indicators. Based on this expert knowledge, the participants discussed risk perception, vulnerability assessments, evaluation of situations to be avoided, and resilience measures in Sendai. The results demonstrate that this workshop was able to change the participants’ attitudes toward terms of self-support due to the fact that participants who had been personally affected by a disaster knew ...
This chapter explores the evolving concept of disaster risk management and climate resilience bui... more This chapter explores the evolving concept of disaster risk management and climate resilience building in the United States of America (USA) within the last two decades. The chapter starts by examining federal-level actions towards disaster risk management and climate adaptation and resilience and then delves into local-level actions through the case studies of Nashville, Tennessee, and Hoboken, New Jersey. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the future of climate resilience in the USA. The chapter illustrates that the availability of multiple layers of government has been an effective safety guard against any individual layer’s potential unwillingness to undertake protective risk management or climate resilience building. At state and regional levels, where political will was lacking, federal-level support, particularly in the Obama era, and the initiatives of private foundations have been very valuable. Nowhere, though, have climate resilience building actions in the USA be...
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