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Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping

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dc.contributor.authorSagara, Junko
dc.contributor.authorSaito, Keiko
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-15T17:12:54Z
dc.date.available2013-10-15T17:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractHazard and risk assessments are the crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into account worst-case scenarios in the event of the largest possible hazard, while recognizing that hazard assessments of earthquakes and tsunamis will always have their limitations and associated uncertainties. In Japan so-called hazard maps, that combine hazard information with evacuation routes and locations of evacuation centers, are effective tools for promoting evacuation procedures and risk awareness among the public. However, in the case of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), these hazard maps, created before the event, may have given people a false sense of security by underestimating the disaster's potential impact. Hazard maps should be designed to guide and facilitate prompt evacuation. They should be easy to understand and readily available. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16146
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16146
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectCELLS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER MITIGATION
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectEVACUATION PROCEDURES
dc.subjectEVACUATION ROUTES
dc.subjectFIRE
dc.subjectFIRES
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
dc.subjectLANDSLIDES
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectNUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE ACTIONS
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRISK EXPOSURE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTSUNAMI
dc.subjectTSUNAMIS
dc.subjectVOLCANIC ERUPTION
dc.subjectWARNING
dc.subjectWARNINGS
dc.titleRisk Assessment and Hazard Mappingen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.disclosure2013-09-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:11:10.539384Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20130919135158
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18273314
okr.identifier.report80070
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/09/19/000442464_20130919135158/Rendered/PDF/800700drm0kn5010Box0377295B000PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryJapan
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicInternational Terrorism and Counterterrorism
okr.topicConflict and Development::Disaster Management
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitGF Disaster Reduction & Recovery (GFDRR)
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