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Climate Resilient Cities - Mar 2010
Course Material
- CRC Readings, Text and Links to Further Research
- WEEK 1: Cities and Disaster Risk
- WEEK 6: Institutional Arrangements and Organizational Structures
- WEEK 3: Role of Local Agents
- WEEK 5: Planning and Management Tools
- WEEK 2: Building Blocks of Disaster Risk Management
- WEEK 4: Assessing Needs for Defined Objectives
WEEK 1: Cities and Disaster Risk
In week one, you will examine the trends, impact, frequency and regional distribution of disaster occurrence, and the economical, social, physical and institutional elements of risk and vulnerability in cities. Understanding urbanization, climate change and the need for risk reduction and review the present situation and highlight why there is a need for cities to be concerned. Interrelationships between disaster risk reduction, development, poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals. On a global scale, review international cooperation and initiatives that aim at reducing disaster risk.
Case Study: Sound practices of disaster risk reduction in select cities.
Exercise: Create a simple risk table outlining risks, hazards, vulnerabilities facing cities and the potential impact.
READINGS: TBA
WEB RESOURCES: TBA
