How to make cities more resilient : a handbook for local government leaders : a contribution to the global campaign 2010-2015 : Making cities resilient, my city is getting ready!
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How to make cities more resilient : a handbook for local government leaders : a contribution to the global campaign 2010-2015 : Making cities resilient, my city is getting ready!
United Nations. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2012
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
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This handbook is designed primarily for local government and policymakers in their disaster risk reduction and resilience activities. It offers practical guidance-understand and take action on the “Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient,” as set out in the global United Nations campaign ""Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!"". The handbook is built on the knowledge and expertise of campaign partners, participating cities and local governments. It responds to the call for better access to information, knowledge, capacities and tools to effectively deal with disaster risk and extreme climate events. It provides an overview of key strategies and actions needed to build resilience-disasters, as part of an overall strategy to achieve sustainable development.
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