TY - JOUR
T1 - Urbanization and hydro-meteorological disaster resilience
T2 - The case of Delhi
AU - Prashar, Sunil Kumar
AU - Shaw, Rajib
PY - 2012/2/24
Y1 - 2012/2/24
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of institutions dealing with disaster risk in Delhi and propose possible solutions for disaster risk reduction. The approach to assess the role of institutions is based on the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) questionnaire survey. It evaluates roles based on variables such as mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, effectiveness of crisis management framework, knowledge dissemination and management, institutional collaboration with other stakeholders, and good governance. The findings show the institution's limitations and strengths to face hydro-meteorological disaster risk in Delhi. It further identifies possible areas for disaster risk reduction. The methodology is new and it only incorporates disasters that are hydro-meteorological. The study does not include man-made, geological, and biological disasters. The paper is unique in its approach to identify gaps in the current approach in managing disaster risk in Delhi and puts forward the possible ways to deal with disaster risk. Moreover, very few studies have been done in this area.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of institutions dealing with disaster risk in Delhi and propose possible solutions for disaster risk reduction. The approach to assess the role of institutions is based on the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) questionnaire survey. It evaluates roles based on variables such as mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, effectiveness of crisis management framework, knowledge dissemination and management, institutional collaboration with other stakeholders, and good governance. The findings show the institution's limitations and strengths to face hydro-meteorological disaster risk in Delhi. It further identifies possible areas for disaster risk reduction. The methodology is new and it only incorporates disasters that are hydro-meteorological. The study does not include man-made, geological, and biological disasters. The paper is unique in its approach to identify gaps in the current approach in managing disaster risk in Delhi and puts forward the possible ways to deal with disaster risk. Moreover, very few studies have been done in this area.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Disaster risk
KW - Disaster risk reduction
KW - Epidemics
KW - Floods
KW - Hydro-meteorological disasters
KW - India
KW - Institutions
KW - Natural disasters
KW - Risk analysis
KW - Urban areas
KW - Water supply
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U2 - 10.1108/17595901211201105
DO - 10.1108/17595901211201105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857673789
VL - 3
SP - 7
EP - 19
JO - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
JF - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
SN - 1759-5908
IS - 1
ER -