A Workbook on Planning for Urban Resilience in the Face of Disasters by Fatima Shah

Author:Fatima Shah [Shah, Fatima; Ranghieri, Federica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8213-8878-5
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

4.4 STEP 7. Identify Specific Vulnerabilities

All the target area maps produced should be overlaid to provide a comprehensive lens into each target area’s existing and potential future vulnerabilities. This graphical representation should help in the identification of subareas, specific infrastructures, and buildings that are most at risk. The analysis can be facilitated by a one-day workshop by the LRAP team to assess the information and identify particular vulnerabilities based on the target area maps and the socioeconomic and hazard data. Identification of specific vulnerabilities in the target areas should include the following:

Specific assets at risk—for example, a core government administrative building, an emergency response shelter, a key hospital, a school, a shrimp processing facility

Specific infrastructure at risk—for example, a new bridge being built, a main port, a water processing plant, key highways that provide access to the city, the dike system

Specific populations at risk—for example, an informal settlement on marginal land, a concentration of poor households and households with children

Specific areas at risk—for example, a fishing village, a handicrafts village, a garment district, a central business district.

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