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Displaying 437 of about 437 resultsThis paper aims to fill a conceptual gap and provide context for considering the rapidly changing characteristics of risk at the local level. It considers how the notion of the local might be reframed, and the opportunities for multi-scale interventions for disaster risk reduction. It draws from vulnerability assessments conducted in Thailand and Vietna…
This paper seeks to explain the impacts of Hurricane Sandy in the cities of Hoboken and Jersey City in resiliency planning and their conditions, such as local elections, information sharing and pre-disaster planning in these two highly similar empirical cases.
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the New York City-metro area sister cities…