A Global Urban Risk Index
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Date
2013.
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Summary
Which cities have the highest risk of human and economic losses due to natural hazards? And how will urban exposure to major hazards change over the coming decades? This paper develops a global urban disaster risk index that evaluates the mortality and economic risks from disasters in 1,943 cities in developing countries.
Notes
"The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region Development Research Group Urban and Disaster Risk Management Department June 2013" -- t.p.
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Policy research working papers ;
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