Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies

Natural hazards regularly impact the performance of transport systems and their ability to provide safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible means of transport for all citizens, especially in emergency situations. Despite the frequency of natural hazards, and the threat of more extreme and vari...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT EMERGENCIES NATURAL HAZARDS RESILIENCE TRANSPORT SECTOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24818067/disaster-risk-management-transport-sector-review-concepts-international-case-studies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22365

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spelling	okr-10986-223652021-04-23T14:04:08Z Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT EMERGENCIES NATURAL HAZARDS RESILIENCE TRANSPORT SECTOR Natural hazards regularly impact the performance of transport systems and their ability to provide safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible means of transport for all citizens, especially in emergency situations. Despite the frequency of natural hazards, and the threat of more extreme and variable weather as a result of climate change, there is still no systematic approach to addressing natural disasters in the transport sector and there is little knowledge that has been disseminated on this topic. This report offers a framework for understanding the principles of resilience in transport. It provides practical examples, gathered from an extensive secondary literature review and interviews, of the measures that transport professional can implement in transport projects. 2015-07-31T17:04:31Z 2015-07-31T17:04:31Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24818067/disaster-risk-management-transport-sector-review-concepts-international-case-studies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22365 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	Natural hazards regularly impact the performance of transport systems and their ability to provide safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible means of transport for all citizens, especially in emergency situations. Despite the frequency of natural hazards, and the threat of more extreme and variable weather as a result of climate change, there is still no systematic approach to addressing natural disasters in the transport sector and there is little knowledge that has been disseminated on this topic. This report offers a framework for understanding the principles of resilience in transport. It provides practical examples, gathered from an extensive secondary literature review and interviews, of the measures that transport professional can implement in transport projects.
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title	Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies
title_short	Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies
title_full	Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies
title_fullStr	Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies
title_full_unstemmed	Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies
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publisher	Washington, DC
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Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector : A Review of Concepts and International Case Studies

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