Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor

Natural disasters made two and a half million people homeless in Latin America between 1990 and 1999. The region has been plagued with an average of 30 disasters causing 7,500 fatalities a year for 30 years. Worse, the frequency of natural disasters appears to be rising. It is generally agreed that rapid population growth leading to larger and denser human settlements, combined with environment degradation are key reasons. The emergence of megacities, population concentration in coastal areas (which are particularly vulnerable), and persistent widespread poverty compound the problem.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ghesquiere, Francis, Fay, Marianne, Solo, Tova
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2003-10
Subjects:	CENTRAL AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICAN, CENTRAL CITY, CITY CENTER, CIVIL DEFENSE, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, DISASTER, DISASTER INSURANCE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PLANS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER RISK, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, ECONOMICS, EFFICIENT HOUSING, EMERGENCY HEALTH, EMERGENCY PLANS, EXTREME POVERTY, FLOODING, FLOODS, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, HOUSING MARKETS, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, HURRICANE, HURRICANES, INFORMAL HOUSING SECTOR, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COVERAGE, IRREGULAR SETTLEMENTS, LATIN AMERICAN, LOW INCOME, LOW INCOME HOUSING, METROPOLITAN AREA, MICRO-FINANCE, MITIGATION, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR NEIGHBORHOODS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY REDUCTION, PROGRAMS, PROPERTY TAX, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RATES, RENTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK REDUCTION, RISK TAKING, SAVINGS, SHACKS, SLUMS, STORM, URBAN AFFAIRS, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN POOR, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN SERVICE, URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY, URBAN SPRAWL, URBANIZATION, VALUATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/6768594/natural-disasters-urban-poor https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10374
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