3rd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction

Description:

The 3rd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (3ICUDR) is going to take place from September 28-October 1, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The conference builds on an established practice of international collaboration and knowledge-sharing after disaster events in Japan, US, and Taiwan. In this third conference, New Zealand joins the three collaborating countries. The mission of the conference is to develop, integrate and promote new knowledge and best practices in sustainable disaster recovery, with a particular emphasis on urban environments.

Abstracts are solicited on topics related to disaster recovery and urban disaster reduction. Broad topic areas may include, but are not limited to:

• Unique challenges and opportunities for recovery in urban environments
• New theorizing of sustainable recovery across local, regional, and national contexts
• Comparisons and contrasts of sustainability measures used in recovery across the four countries
• Influences on and effects of recovery outcomes (political, economic, cultural, organizational, and environmental)
• Differential vulnerability and capacity in sustainable disaster recovery
• Recovery planning and implementation under uncertainty
• Linkages between disaster recovery and other stages of disaster, such as mitigation or adaptation
• Public and private investment for resilient infrastructure
• Recovery planning for emerging crises that do not adhere to our current understandings of disaster
• Resolving conflicts between sustainable recovery and post disaster risk management

Abstracts must be submitted online by May 1, 2014.

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