Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan

Globally, up to 1.4 million people are moving into urban areas per week, and estimates indicate that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by 2050 to support this growing population. The way we build our cities today directly impacts th...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Tokyo 2018
Subjects:	SEISMIC DESIGN BUILDING REGULATION BUILDING STANDARD DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION BUILDING CODE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME DISASTER RISK RISK MANAGEMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUILDING SAFETY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION QUALITY ASSURANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/674051527139944867/Building-regulation-for-resilience-converting-disaster-experience-into-a-safer-built-environment-the-case-of-Japan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30015

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spelling	okr-10986-300152021-05-25T09:15:02Z Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan World Bank SEISMIC DESIGN BUILDING REGULATION BUILDING STANDARD DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION BUILDING CODE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME DISASTER RISK RISK MANAGEMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUILDING SAFETY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION QUALITY ASSURANCE Globally, up to 1.4 million people are moving into urban areas per week, and estimates indicate that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by 2050 to support this growing population. The way we build our cities today directly impacts the safety of future generations. Building code and regulation have proven to be cost-effective tools to promote healthy, safe sand resilient cities. Japan’s effective use of building regulations to reduce risk is a compelling success story and provides a number of relevant lessons for low- and middle-income countries. Japan has proven that effective disaster risk reduction is possible, even in the face of highly destructive disasters. Among other measures, its building regulations have played a crucial role. 2018-07-17T15:14:35Z 2018-07-17T15:14:35Z 2018-05-23 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/674051527139944867/Building-regulation-for-resilience-converting-disaster-experience-into-a-safer-built-environment-the-case-of-Japan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30015 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Tokyo Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work Japan
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description	Globally, up to 1.4 million people are moving into urban areas per week, and estimates indicate that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by 2050 to support this growing population. The way we build our cities today directly impacts the safety of future generations. Building code and regulation have proven to be cost-effective tools to promote healthy, safe sand resilient cities. Japan’s effective use of building regulations to reduce risk is a compelling success story and provides a number of relevant lessons for low- and middle-income countries. Japan has proven that effective disaster risk reduction is possible, even in the face of highly destructive disasters. Among other measures, its building regulations have played a crucial role.
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title	Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan
title_short	Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan
title_full	Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan
title_fullStr	Converting Disaster Experience into a Safer Built Environment : The Case of Japan
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publisher	World Bank, Tokyo
publishDate	2018
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