Synonyms
Definition
Disaster risk management can be defined as the formulation and application of policies and strategies that help reduce the impacts of existing and potential disaster risks thereby enhancing the resilience of people by reducing lose. Disaster risk management encompasses a whole set of actions and preparedness before, during, and after the occurrence of natural hazards (IPCC 2012). The concept also refers to the evaluation of disaster risk management policies and strategies so as to foster continuous learning about the nature of disasters so that preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, recovery, and rehabilitation practices can be refined to strengthen human security and quality of life sustainably (IPCC 2012). In the context of SDGs, system resilience refers to the capacity of a system to absorb and adapt to the occurrence of disaster risks as well as transforming itself by anticipating the challenges and opportunities of...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Alik I-Z, Cutter S (eds) (2015) Disaster risks research and assessment to promote risk reduction and management. ICSU-ISSC, Paris
Benson C, Twigg J, Rossetto T (2007) Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction: guidance notes for development organizations. ProVention Consortium, Geneva
Carreño M, Cardona M, Barbat A, Suarez D, Perez M, Narvaez L (2017) Holistic disaster risk evaluation for the urban risk management plan of Manizales, Colombia. Int J Disaster Risk Sci 8:258–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-017-0136-7
Cities Alliance (2015) Sustainable development goals and habitat III: opportunities for a successful New Urban Agenda. Cities Alliance Discussion Paper, N°. 3. Brussels: Cities Alliance
CRED (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters) (2015). The Human Cost of Weather-Related Disasters 1995-2015 Report. Accessed on August 20 from http://www.unisdr.org/2015/docs/climatechange/COP21_WeatherDisastersReport_2015_FINAL.pdf
Glonti K, Gordeev VS, Goryakin Y, Reeves A, Stuckler D, McKee M et al (2015) A systematic review on health resilience to economic crises. PLoS One 10(4):e0123117. Retrieved on 22 April 2019. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371journal.pone.0123117&type=printable
Goniewicz K, Burkle F (2019) Challenges in implementing Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction in Poland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019(16):2574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142574
Guoqiang S, Seong NH (2019) Spatial–temporal snapshots of global natural disaster impacts Revealed from EM-DAT for 1900–2015. Geomat Nat Haz Risk 10(1):912–934. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2018.1552630
Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) (2007) Climate change 2007: impacts, adaptations and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Parry M, Canziani OF, Palutikof JP et al.. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK., 1000 p
IPCC (2012) In: Field CB, Barros V, Stocker TF, Qin D, Dokken DJ, Ebi KL, Mastrandrea MD, Mach KJ, Plattner G-K, Allen SK, Tignor M, Midgley PM (eds) Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation. A special report of working groups I and II of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK/New York. 582 pp
IPCC (2014) In: Barros VR, Field CB, Dokken DJ et al (eds) Climate change 2014: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Part B: regional aspects. Contribution of working group II to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK/New York. Accessed from 11 July 2019 on https://books.google.de/books?hl=en&lr=&id=aJTBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1142&dq=extreme+events+climate+change&ots=v0TvNP85CH&sig=QnUMMk1NNVbS9jeFVsxCYYkc34#v=onepage&q=extreme%20events%20climate%20change&f=true
Kickbusch I, Behrendt T (2013) Implementing a Health 2020 vision: governance for Health in the 21st century. Making it happen. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen. Retrieved on 22 April 2019 http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assetspdf_file/0018/215820/Implementing-a-Health-2020-Vision-Governance-for-Health-in-the-21st-Century-Eng.pdf
Koch F, Ahmad S (2018) How to measure progress towards an inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable city? Reflections on applying the indicators of sustainable development goal 11 in Germany and India. In: Urban transformations; future city. Springer, Cham, pp 77–90. ISBN 978-3-319-59323-4
Laframboise N, Bolleau L (2012). Natural disasters: mitigating impact, managing risks. International Monetary Fund WP/12/245. Accessed on August 20 from http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=40044.0
Mitchell D (2013) Risk and resilience: from good idea to good practice. OECD Development Assistance Committee working paper 13. OECD Publishing, Paris. Retrieved on 22 April 2019. http://www.oecd.org/dac/conflict-fragility-resilience/docs/FINAL%20WP2013%20Resilience%20and%20Risk.pdf
Mitchell T, Harris K (2012) Resilience: a risk management approach. Overseas Development Institute. Background Not, London
Mudombi S, Fabricius C, Patt A, Bulitta V (2017) The use of and obstacles to social learning in climate change adaptation initiatives in South Africa. Jamba: J Disaster Risk Stud 9(1):1–8. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v9i1.292
PWC (2013) Rebuilding for resilience: fortifying infrastructure to withstand disaster. Retrieved on 21 July 2019 from https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/psrc/publications/assets/pwc-rebuilding-for-resilience-fortifying-infrastructure-to-withstand-disaster.pdf
Romero-Lankao P, Gnatz DM, Wilhelmi O, Mayden M (2016) Urban sustainability and resilience: from theory to practice. J Sustain 8(1224):1–19
Thomson S, Figueras J, Evetovits T, Jowett M, Mladovsky P, Maresso A, et al. (2014) Economic crisis, health systems and health in Europe: impact and Office for Europe. 2014. Retrieved on 22 April 2019. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/257579/Economic-crisis-health-systems-Europe-impact-implications-policy.pdf
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (2014) Handbook for disaster assessment. United Nations, Santiago, Chile
UNDESA (2014) World urbanization prospects: the 2014 revision. Tech Rep ST/ESA/SER.A/366, 2015. Accessed August 05 2019 from http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2014-Report.pdf
UNDP (2010) Armenia disaster risk reduction system capacity development report. UNDP. http://www.am.undp.org/content/dam/armenia/docs/Armenia_DRR_Capcity%20Development%20Report%20Final%20_English%20-%20Copy.pdf
UNDP (2013) A comparative review of country-level and regional disaster loss and damage data bases. United Nations Development Programme, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery. 51 p. retrieved on 14 June 2019 from http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis%20prevention/disaster/asia_pacific/lossanddamagedatabase.pdf
UN-Habitat (2016) Sustainable cities and communities: SDG 11 monitoring framework
UNISDR (2011) The global assessment report on disaster risk reduction: revealing risk, redefining development. Retrieved on 14 June 2019 from www.preventionweb.net/gar11
UNISDR (2013) The global assessment report on disaster risk reduction. UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Geneva. Retrieved on June, 14, 2019 from http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/GAR_2013/GAR_2013_2.html
World Health Organization (2015). Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2015: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division. Geneva: World Health Organization
WHO (2016) Health systems transformation: making it happen. Expert meeting. Madrid, Spain, 17–18 December 2015. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen
Zinkernagel R, Evans J, Neij L (2018) Applying the SDGs to cities: business as usual or a new dawn? J Sustain 10(3201):1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093201
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Ayal, D.Y. (2020). Disaster Risk Management Strategies: Building the Resilient Human Settlements. In: Leal Filho, W., Marisa Azul, A., Brandli, L., Gökçin Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95717-3_36
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95717-3_36
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-95716-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-95717-3
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences