Natural Disaster Risk Management: The Geography of Urban Vulnerability

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Natural Disaster Risk Management The Geography
of Urban Vulnerability

• Problem with various disaster management
  approaches too much focus on the physical
  aspects, while neglecting the social issues
• Objectives of the project
• To understand the social aspects of disaster
  vulnerability, its various indicators and
  underlying root causes
• To quantify social vulnerability from a planners
  perspective
• To disseminate research results to a wide audience

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Accomplishments to Date

• 5 city case study on social vulnerability to
  disasters
• Published numerous academic articles on the
  social factors affecting social vulnerability to
  disasters
• Report on the quantification of social
  vulnerability to disasters
• Education materials on vulnerability, including
• Videos from 4 cities targeting city planners
• Quake Busters in CD-ROM and Internet formats