This handbook is designed primarily for local government and policymakers in their disaster risk reduction and resilience activities. It offers practical guidance-understand and take action on the "Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient," as set out in the global United Nations campaign ""Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!"". The handbook is built on the knowledge and expertise of campaign partners, participating cities and local governments. It responds to the call for better access to information, knowledge, capacities and tools to effectively deal with disaster risk and extreme climate events. It provides an overview of key strategies and actions needed to build resilience-disasters, as part of an overall strategy to achieve sustainable development.
| ISBN: | 9789211014969 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2013 |
| Author: | United Nations |
| Publisher: | United Nations Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 275 pages |
| Genres: |
Urban and municipal planning and policy |
This handbook is designed primarily for local government and policymakers in their disaster risk reduction and resilience activities. It offers practical guidance-understand and take action on the "Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient," as set out in the global United Nations campaign ""Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!"". The handbook is built on the knowledge and expertise of campaign partners, participating cities and local governments. It responds to the call for better access to information, knowledge, capacities and tools to effectively deal with disaster risk and extreme climate events. It provides an overview of key strategies and actions needed to build resilience-disasters, as part of an overall strategy to achieve sustainable development.
How to Make Cities More Resilient features in the following genres: Urban and municipal planning and policy
How to Make Cities More Resilient is available in Paperback
How to Make Cities More Resilient was written by United Nations and published by United Nations Publications
How to Make Cities More Resilient has 275 pages