Comprehensive Disaster Reduction Measures for Chinese Cities

Author: Jiang Wei
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Publish Date: 2003-02-12
Features: The book is divided into three parts and fifteen chapters, comprehensively discussing the concept of urban disasters, evaluation methods, indicator systems, and technical management strategies. It first proposes concepts such as comprehensive disaster reduction, disaster system theory, disaster reduction models, and their evaluation methods. The discussion aims to balance the technical management strategies for single-disaster prevention in cities with those for comprehensive disaster resistance. It strives to find a unified evaluation approach for disaster reduction, centered around the "failure-risk-disaster" framework, that aligns with system theory principles and the philosophy of general reliability engineering. It also seeks to demonstrate, through the integration of theory and practice, the following issues: "Disaster reduction should be a priority in urban areas," "Urban construction should be coordinated with disaster reduction," "Urban master plans should incorporate comprehensive disaster reduction systems," and "The construction and development of urban infrastructure must continuously enhance the city's disaster reduction capacity." This book is suitable for personnel in decision-making management at various levels of government departments, policy research departments, and disaster-related associations. It can also serve as a reference for science and technology workers involved in urban construction planning, design, and construction management.