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A Workbook on Planning for Urban Resilience in the Face of Disasters

Aynur Kadihasanoglu
October 31, 2013

This Workbook offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It is based on learning from three cities in Vietnam – Ha Noi, Can Tho, and Dong Hoi – that developed Local Resilience Action Plans (LRAPs) containing a set of prioritized actions, related to both infrastructure as well as policy/ regulatory and socioeconomic actions.

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http://publications.worldbank.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24188

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Urban Resilience

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Asia Pacific , Viet Nam

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