Density and Disasters : Economics of Urban Hazard Risk

Lall, Somik V.; Deichmann, Uwe

dc.creator	Lall, Somik V.
dc.creator	Deichmann, Uwe
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:14:31Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:14:31Z
dc.date	2009-12-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:39:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:39:14Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091229205549
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4348
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249848
dc.description	Today, 370 million people live in cities in earthquake prone areas and 310 million in cities with high probability of tropical cyclones. By 2050, these numbers are likely to more than double. Mortality risk therefore is highly concentrated in many of the world s cities and economic risk even more so. This paper discusses what sets hazard risk in urban areas apart, provides estimates of valuation of hazard risk, and discusses implications for individual mitigation and public policy. The main conclusions are that urban agglomeration economies change the cost-benefit calculation of hazard mitigation, that good hazard management is first and foremost good general urban management, and that the public sector must perform better in generating and disseminating credible information on hazard risk in cities.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5161
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ALLIANCES
dc.subject	APARTMENT
dc.subject	APARTMENT BUILDINGS
dc.subject	AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BARGAINING
dc.subject	BUILDING CODE
dc.subject	BUILDING CODES
dc.subject	CAPITALIZATION
dc.subject	CITY SIZE
dc.subject	CIVIL WAR
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COLLATERALIZATION
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
dc.subject	DAMAGES
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DISASTER
dc.subject	DISASTER EVENTS
dc.subject	DISASTER MITIGATION
dc.subject	DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subject	DISASTER RISK
dc.subject	DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subject	DISASTERS
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATES
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	DWELLING
dc.subject	DWELLING UNITS
dc.subject	EARLY WARNING
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKE
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	ERUPTIONS
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	FATALITIES
dc.subject	FAULT LINE
dc.subject	FAULT LINES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FIRE
dc.subject	FIRE FIGHTING
dc.subject	FLOOD
dc.subject	FLOOD CONTROL
dc.subject	FLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subject	FLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subject	FLOODING
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	GARBAGE COLLECTION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subject	HAZARD MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	HAZARD MAP
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS AREAS
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HOUSING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	HOUSING MARKET
dc.subject	HOUSING MARKETS
dc.subject	HOUSING PRICES
dc.subject	HOUSING SUPPLY
dc.subject	HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject	HURRICANE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME TAXES
dc.subject	INFORMATION ECONOMICS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INSURANCE PREMIUMS
dc.subject	INSURER
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LAND ECONOMICS
dc.subject	LAND MARKET
dc.subject	LAND PRICES
dc.subject	LAND RECLAMATION
dc.subject	LAND SUPPLY
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LAND USE PLANNING
dc.subject	LAND USE REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LAND USE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subject	LANDLORD
dc.subject	LANDSLIDE
dc.subject	LANDSLIDES
dc.subject	LARGE CITIES
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LIGHTING
dc.subject	LOCAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	MANDATES
dc.subject	MARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subject	MARKET MECHANISM
dc.subject	METROPOLITAN CITIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject	NATURAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subject	NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL SPILLS
dc.subject	PENALTIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PRESENT VALUE
dc.subject	PRICE DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	PRIVATE ASSETS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INSURANCE
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PROPERTY TAXES
dc.subject	PROPERTY VALUES
dc.subject	PUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOOD
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	REAL ESTATE
dc.subject	REAL ESTATE TAXES
dc.subject	RENT CONTROLS
dc.subject	RENTS
dc.subject	RESETTLEMENT
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL AREAS
dc.subject	RESPONSE TO DISASTER
dc.subject	RISK ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SLUM
dc.subject	SLUMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	SOCIAL COSTS
dc.subject	SPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subject	SQUATTERS
dc.subject	STORM
dc.subject	STORMS
dc.subject	SUPPLIERS
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	URBAN ECONOMY
dc.subject	URBAN GROWTH
dc.subject	URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	URBAN LAND
dc.subject	URBAN PLANNING
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBAN PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	URBAN SERVICES
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	USER CHARGES
dc.subject	VOLCANO
dc.subject	VOLCANOES
dc.subject	WAGE RATES
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WELFARE GAINS
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.subject	ZONING
dc.title	Density and Disasters : Economics of Urban Hazard Risk
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region