Cities at risk : making cities safer...before disaster strikes.

Includes references

Supplement number 28 Stop Disasters (II/96)

Part 1. Why focus on disasters in cities? An overview of natural hazards and urban concerns -- Rapid urbanization increases disaster risk -- What makes cities vulnerable to disasters? -- Special focus: the urban poor are most vulnerable -- Special focus: natural/technological disasters : few plan to meet a growing threat -- How disasters affect urban areas, large and small -- Part 2. Ecuador: new laws reflect changing attitudes in Quito -- Papua New Guinea: Rabaul: living with risk -- South Africa: community participation reduces vulnerability to floods -- Australia: community education reduces wildfire losses -- Paraguay: new riverside project changes local attitudues -- Dominica, Antigua: safe houses for hurricanes at low cost -- The Netherlands: emergency planning: key to smooth evacuation during floods -- Colombia: Medellin: a city-wide effort shows that "prevention pays" -- Japan: Kobe rises from the ashes -- Philippines: harnessing the power of the private sector -- Sudan: flood committees help local areas take protective measures -- Part 3. Where do we go from here? Making cities safer... before disaster strikes -- Contacts on urbanization and disasters