Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor

Fay, Marianne; Ghesquiere, Francis; Solo, Tova

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Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor

dc.contributor.author	Fay, Marianne
dc.contributor.author	Ghesquiere, Francis
dc.contributor.author	Solo, Tova
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T11:17:42Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T11:17:42Z
dc.date.issued	2003-10
dc.description.abstract	Natural disasters made two and a half million people homeless in Latin America between 1990 and 1999. The region has been plagued with an average of 30 disasters causing 7,500 fatalities a year for 30 years. Worse, the frequency of natural disasters appears to be rising. It is generally agreed that rapid population growth leading to larger and denser human settlements, combined with environment degradation are key reasons. The emergence of megacities, population concentration in coastal areas (which are particularly vulnerable), and persistent widespread poverty compound the problem.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/6768594/natural-disasters-urban-poor
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10374
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	en breve; No. 32
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	CENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subject	CENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subject	CENTRAL CITY
dc.subject	CITY CENTER
dc.subject	CIVIL DEFENSE
dc.subject	COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
dc.subject	DISASTER
dc.subject	DISASTER INSURANCE
dc.subject	DISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	DISASTER PLANS
dc.subject	DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subject	DISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subject	DISASTER RISK
dc.subject	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subject	DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKE
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKES
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	EFFICIENT HOUSING
dc.subject	EMERGENCY HEALTH
dc.subject	EMERGENCY PLANS
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FLOODING
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HOUSING MARKETS
dc.subject	HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject	HURRICANE
dc.subject	HURRICANES
dc.subject	INFORMAL HOUSING SECTOR
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subject	IRREGULAR SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject	LATIN AMERICAN
dc.subject	LOW INCOME
dc.subject	LOW INCOME HOUSING
dc.subject	METROPOLITAN AREA
dc.subject	MICRO-FINANCE
dc.subject	MITIGATION
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject	NATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subject	POOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	POOR NEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROPERTY TAX
dc.subject	PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	RATES
dc.subject	RENTS
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RISK REDUCTION
dc.subject	RISK TAKING
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SHACKS
dc.subject	SLUMS
dc.subject	STORM
dc.subject	URBAN AFFAIRS
dc.subject	URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	URBAN POOR
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	URBAN SERVICE
dc.subject	URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	URBAN SPRAWL
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	VALUATION
dc.title	Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/6768594/natural-disasters-urban-poor
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000090341_20060504135019
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	6768594
okr.identifier.report	35657
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/05/04/000090341_20060504135019/Rendered/PDF/356570ENGLISH0Oct031321Nat1Dis1EN.pdf	en
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Non Bank Financial Institutions
okr.topic	Insurance and Risk Mitigation
okr.topic	Urban Development :: Urban Poverty
okr.topic	Environment :: Natural Disasters
okr.topic	Conflict and Development :: Disaster Management
okr.unit	Poverty Sector (LCSPP)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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