Urban Planning

Urban Planning

Rapid urbanization compounded by inadequate urban planning, inadequate infrastructure, poor quality construction, weak governance capacities and climate change impacts are increasing cities’ exposure to hazards. Urban/city planning process, or often used interchangeably, land-use planning process commonly falls under the authority of local governments or municipalities. Land-use planning can be defined as orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities

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Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters

A handbook to assist policy makers and project managers engaged in large-scale post-disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities after natural disasters. Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters, https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr/files/publication/SaferHomesStrongerCommunitit… https://www.gfdrr.org/housingreconstruction, https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr/files/publication/SaferHomesStrongerCommunitites.pdf

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