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Why Do People Die in Earthquakes? The Costs, Benefits and Institutions of Disaster Risk Reduction in Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorKenny, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:08:56Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:08:56Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.description.abstractEvery year, around 60,000 people die worldwide in natural disasters. The majority of the deaths are caused by building collapse in earthquakes, and the great majority occurs in the developing world. This is despite the fact that engineering solutions exist that can almost completely eliminate the risk of such deaths. Why is this? The engineering solutions are both expensive and technically demanding, so that the benefit-cost ratio of such solutions is often unfavorable compared with other interventions designed to save lives in developing countries. Nonetheless, a range of public disaster risk-reduction interventions (including construction activities) are highly cost effective. The fact that such interventions often remain unimplemented or ineffectively executed points to a role for issues of political economy. Building regulations in developing countries appear to have limited impact in many cases, perhaps because of limited capacity and the impact of corruption. Public construction is often of low quality - perhaps for similar reasons. This suggests approaches that emphasize simple and limited disaster risk regulation covering only the most at-risk structures and that (preferably) can be monitored by non-experts. It also suggests a range of transparency and oversight mechanisms for public construction projects.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090226130516
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4823
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4042
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4823
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectBUILDING CODE
dc.subjectBUILDING CODES
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENTS
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOLLAPSED BUILDINGS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEATH TOLL
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT NETWORK
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER EVENTS
dc.subjectDISASTER INSURANCE
dc.subjectDISASTER MITIGATION
dc.subjectDISASTER PLANNING
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RELIEF
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISKS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectEDUCATED MOTHERS
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectEXERCISES
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFEWER PEOPLE
dc.subjectFIRST AID
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subjectFLOODED
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH RISK
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN LIFE
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL CATASTROPHES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectRESCUE
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO DISASTER
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY MEASURES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL BUILDINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSKILLED PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSURVIVORS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTSUNAMI
dc.subjectTYPHOONS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleWhy Do People Die in Earthquakes? The Costs, Benefits and Institutions of Disaster Risk Reduction in Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleWhy Do People Die In Earthquakes? The Costs, Benefits And Institutions Of Disaster Risk Reduction In Developing Countries
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4823
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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