The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai

The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai

This paper examines poor households in the city of Mumbai and their exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond to recurrent floods. The paper discusses policy implications for future adaptive capacity, resilience, and poverty alleviation. The...

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Main Author: Patankar, Archana
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
FLOODING
POOR PEOPLE
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
COMMUNITIES
RISKS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
RURAL AREA
POVERTY LINE
COOPERATIVE HOUSING
STORM
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
HOUSING UNITS
POOR COMMUNITIES
URBANIZATION
EARLY WARNING
FLOOD PROTECTION
RISK REDUCTION
WEATHER EVENTS
SHELTER
WIND SPEED
SHOPS
PREMISES
DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL
SERVICES
HOUSING
HEALTH
RELIEF ASSISTANCE
DISASTER
PROJECTS
DAMAGES
TRAFFIC
CITIES
TOWNS
SAVING
DENGUE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
EXTREME WEATHER
FLOOD‐PRONE AREA
SETTLEMENTS
SAVINGS
RELIEF
AIR POLLUTION
TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DWELLING
FLOODS
UTENSILS
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
FLOODED
RESIDENCES
GOVERNMENT HOUSING
AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER
DOCUMENTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
CLIMATE CHANGE
FIRE
SUBURBS
LANDSLIDES
DWELLING UNITS
BANKS
REINSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
SLUM AREAS
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS
NATURAL HAZARDS
CASE STUDY
DISASTER RISK
URBAN PLANNING
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK
ECONOMIC SURVEY
FLOOD DAMAGE
SLUM
HYGIENE
OCCUPATION
URBAN AREAS
HOUSEHOLD
INFORMAL NETWORKS
DAMAGE
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
WEATHER EVENT
MARKET
WARNING SYSTEM
FLOOD
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SLUMS
LANDSLIDE
APARTMENTS
CLINICS
RISK
INSURANCE COMPANIES
HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
WARNING SYSTEMS
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
EXTREME EVENT
FACILITIES
HOUSES
LIVING CONDITIONS
INTERVENTIONS
COMMUNITY
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
EVACUATION
HOSPITALS
SAFETY
URBAN POPULATION
SHELTERS
SERVICE
CLEANLINESS
RECONSTRUCTION
RISK ANALYSIS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25251044/exposure-vulnerability-ability-respond-poor-households-recurrent-floods-mumbai
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23434

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25251044/exposure-vulnerability-ability-respond-poor-households-recurrent-floods-mumbai
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23434

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