Hyogo framework for action and urban disaster resilience

• Other Authors: Matsuoka, Yuki, Shaw, Rajib
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 16.
• Subjects: Hazard mitigation > Philippines > Makati.; Emergency management > Philippines > Makati.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781783509287
• ISSN: 2040-7262 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S2040-7262201416
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 297 p.) : ill.

We live in a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering and loss of life due to natural hazards. The disaster paradigm has accelerated efforts towards resilience building, particularly since the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), a ten year plan to build the resilience of...