Stephen O. Bender Livres

Focusing on the intersection of economic development and hazard resilience, the book evaluates current policies regarding building in risky areas. It highlights the vulnerability of social and economic infrastructure to natural disasters and critiques existing policies that jeopardize this infrastructure. The text proposes innovative development strategies for various stakeholders, including sovereign states and international organizations, aiming to foster a more resilient built environment despite inherent dangers.

Reviewing current policies and practices, the book assesses the financial, economic and physical risk of building in hazardous areas, and looks at how societies approach economic development while trying to create a more resilient built environment in spite of the dangers. It examines the vulnerability of economic and social infrastructure to natural hazard events, looks at policies which imperil infrastructure, and proposes new development approaches to be undertaken by sovereign states, international development banks, NGOs, and bilateral aid agencies.