Solid Ground : Increasing Community Resilience Through Improved Land Administration and Geospatial Information Systems
Countries struck by equally powerful disaster events are affected differently in terms of thedevastation caused, the number of casualties, persons displaced, impact on livelihoods, andthe pace of reconstruction and recovery. Some communities, citie...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/654251588799969067/Solid-Ground-Increasing-Community-Resilience-Through-Improved-Land-Administration-and-Geospatial-Information-Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33706 |
| Summary: | Countries struck by equally powerful
disaster events are affected differently in terms of
thedevastation caused, the number of casualties, persons
displaced, impact on livelihoods, andthe pace of
reconstruction and recovery. Some communities, cities, and
populations proveto be more resilient than others when faced
with disasters. The ability of land and people-to-land
relationships to recover after hazard events requires
reliable administration systems and authoritative geospatial
information. Land administration systems provide security of
tenure; control inappropriate land uses; ensure safe
construction of buildings and infrastructure; and undertake
land valuation for finance, taxation, and compensation.
Underpinning effective land administration is accurate
geospatial information. An authoritative geospatial
information system comprises a series of fundamental
databases including addresses, buildings, settlements,
elevation and depth, functional areas, geographical names,
geology and soils, land cover and land use, landparcels,
orthoimagery, physical infrastructure, population
distribution, transport and utilitynetworks, water, and a
geographic reference framework. Land administration systems
and geospatial information play key roles in the planning,
monitoring, and implementation of responses before, during,
and after disasters. With disaster events around the world
increasing in frequency and severity, better access to land
and geospatial information is critical to disaster risk
management activities, from disaster preparedness and risk
mitigation through recovery and reconstruction.Several key
initiatives aimed at building resilience to disasters have
emerged in recentdecades, including the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, the Hyogo Frameworkfor Action, and
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The
Integrated GeospatialInformation Framework (IGIF), released
by the UN and the World Bank, complements theHyogo and
Sendai agendas calling for globally coordinated actions in
new geospatial dataacquisition and integration. These global
initiatives highlight the positive effects thateffective
land administration and geospatial information systems can have. |
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