Last updated:
08 October, 2008

ADPC Materials on Urban Disaster Mitigation

Publications on Urban Disaster Mitigation

Working Papers

1. Integrating Natural Hazards in the Planning Process: Risk Control Planning Workbook, Prepared by Linda Noson for the Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, January 2000.
2. Standard Operation Procedure for Urban Disaster Management in the Municipality of Bandung, Prepared by the Indonesian Urban Disaster Mitigation Project, March 2000.
3. Lessons Learned from Community Based Flood Mitigation and Preparedness Project in Cambodia, Prepared by the Cambodian Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Pact Cambodia, August 2001.
4. Emergency Management and Response Plan for Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, Developed by the Centre for Housing, Planning and Building, National Building Organization, and Urban Development Authority, July 2000. 
5. Naga City Disaster Mitigation Plan, Prepared by the Naga City Government and Philippines Business for Social Progress, August 2001
6. The Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Action Plan, Developed by National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal and GeoHazards International, USA, January 1999.
7. Kathmandu Valley’s Earthquake Scenario, Developed by National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal and GeoHazards International, USA.
8. Lao Urban Fire Rist Assessment Mapping in Luangprabang City, December 2004
9. Lao Urban Fire Rist Assessment Mapping in Pakse City, December 2004
10. Lao Urban Fire Rist Assessment Mapping in Vientiane Capital, December 2004
    

Project Reports

1. AUDMP Program Completion Report, Prepared by ADPC Bangkok, April 2004.
2. AUDMP Program Completion Report (Extension Phase), prepared by ADPC Bangkok, August 2005
3. Cambodia Community Based Flood Mitigation and Preparedness Project, Prepared by Cambodian Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Pact Cambodia, August 2000.
4. Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, Prepared by the Centre for Housing, Planning and Building, National Building Organization, and Urban Development Authority, August 2000. 
5. Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project, Prepared by National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal and GeoHazards International, USA, September 2000.
6. Indonesian Urban Disaster Mitigation Project, Prepared by Institute of Technology Bandung, September 2000.

Proceedings

1. Workshop on Urban Risk Reduction in Asia, Ahmedabad, 29 March 2001, Organized by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, April 2001.
2. Workshop on Safer Shelter in Vietnam, Towards Designing an Urban Disaster Mitigation Project, 4 - 5 September 2002, Hanoi, Vietnam, organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and other co-organizers, October 2002
3. Regional Workshop on Best Practices in Disaster Mitigation: Lessons Learned from the Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program and Other Initiatives, 24 - 26 September 2002, Bali, Indonesia, organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and other co-organizers, November 2002
   

Safer Cities Case Studies (in PDF format)

• Guidelines for Safer Cities: Case Studies on Mitigating Disasters in Asia and the Pacific, January 2002. 
• Safer Cities 1: Community Based Initiatives in Kathmandu Valley, January 2002
• Safer Cities 2: Coping with Flood in Cambodian Communities, June 2002
• Safer Cities 3: Mitigating Flood Risk in Cambodian Communities, July 2002
• Safer Cities 4: The School Earthquake Safety Program in Kathmandu Valley, January 2003
• Safer Cities 5: Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Sri Lanka, June 2003
• Safer Cities 6: Promotion of Disaster Mitigation in Sri Lanka, October 2003
• Safer Cities 7: Can small be beautiful? Community based flood mitigation in Bangladesh, February 2004
• Safer Cities 8: Channels of communications - A challenge, Public awareness in flood preparedness in Bangladesh, March 2004
• Safer Cities 9: Reducing fire Treats to Home: Piloting Community-based Fire Risk Assessment in Ban Hatsady Village, July 2004
• Safer Cities 10: Creating Earthquake Preparedness in Schools: A Case Study of Mitigation Efforts in Indonesia, August 2004
• Safer Cities 11: Towards Technological Hazards Risk Reduction in Ahmedabad: School as effective institutions for disaster awareness and preparedness, December 2004
• Safer Cities 12: Demonstration Housing Construction for Landslide and Flood Prone Areas: A case study from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, January 2005
• Safer Cities 13: What is the Appropriate Mitigation Mix? Structural and non-structural mitigation in Hat Yai, Thailand, March 2005
• Safer Cities 14: Public Awareness and Social Marketing: Experiences from AUDMP, May 2005
• Safer Cities 15: Community-based Earthquake Risk Management in Dhaka City: Community empowerment for earthquake preparedness, May 2005
  

Videos

1. Of An Event Foretold …, Tele-Drama produced by Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, August 2000.
2. Towards Safer Communities: Risk Based Mitigation Planning – The Sri Lankan Experience, Produced by Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, July 2001.
3. A Case Study of Training Masons in Sri Lanka, Produced by Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, December 2001.
4. Enlightening the Future Generation: A Case Study of Awareness Creation Focused on School Children in Sri Lanka, Produced by Sri Lanka Urban Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project, December 2001.
5. Of Creating Awareness: The Case of Public Awareness Creation on Earthquake Safety in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Produced by the Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, January 2002.
6. Building for Safety: The Case of Retrofitting Schools in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Produced by the Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, January 2002.
   
   All the videos listed here are available in both VHS/PAL and VCD formats.

Others

1. Handbook on Design and Construction of Housing for Flood-Prone Rural Areas of Bangladesh, January 2005 (8.5MB-pdf)
2. Guidelines for Training Instructors, "Earthquake Resistant Construction of Buildings: Curriculum for Mason Training"