Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster ResilienceIntegrating Mitigation, Preparedness, and Recovery Planning\nAuthor(s): Michael Lindell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032401287, 978-1032401287\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience emphasizes the intersection of urban planning and hazard mitigation as critical for community resilience, considering the interaction of social, environmental, and physical systems with disasters. The Handbook introduces and discusses the phases of disaster mitigation, preparedness/response, and recovery as well as each of the federal, state, and local players that address these phases from a planning and policy perspective. \n\nPart I provides an overview of hazard vulnerability that begins with an explanation of what it means to be vulnerable to hazards, especially for socially vulnerable population segments. Part II discusses the politics of hazard mi.