Hyogo framework for action and urban disaster resilience [electronic resource] / edited by Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Global framework for disaster risk reduction / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Urban issues and local level disaster risk reduction / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Disaster risk reduction approaches / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Risk reduction initiatives in Makati City / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Micro-level resilience assessment / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Approaches to enhance urban disaster resilience / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw -- Conclusion / Yuki Matsuoka, Rajib Shaw.

We live in a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering and loss of life due to natural hazards. The disaster paradigm has accelerated efforts towards resilience building, particularly since the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), a ten year plan to build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. Urban areas present complexity and interconnectivity of various elements, and this needs to be considered when building the resilience of such areas to disasters. To address urban risks, local level disaster risk reduction (DRR) is of fundamental importance, not only because it is closer to the citizens, but because it is the repository of regulatory governance functions and local knowledge. The need to scale up the capacity of DRR at the local government level to build urban resilience is a key incentive for this study. With particular reference to the example of Makati City in the Philippines, this book analyses a local DRR approach with reference to the HFA, applies a micro-level resilience assessment and discusses an effective model for enhancing local DRR capacity in the future.