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Strictly under embargo until Wednesday 22 September at 00:01 GMT (02:01 Geneva time)All rights reserved. Except for quotation in a review of the work, no part of this publicationmay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form orby any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, withoutthe prior permission of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties. This publication is copyright, but may be reproduced without fee for teachingpurposes but not for resale. Formal permission is required for all such uses. Forcopying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translationor adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from the publisher.The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the officialpolicy of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or ofindividual National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies. The designations used donot imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the International Federation orNational Societies concerning the legal status of a territory or of its authorities.© International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2010ISBN 978-92-9139-156-1Editor: Denis McCleanMain contributors: Sean Deely, David Dodman, Jorgelina Hardoy, Cassidy Johnson,David Satterthwaite, Amy Serafin and Richard WaddingtonDesign and production team: Sébastien Calmus, Jean-Charles Chamois,Benoit Matsha-Carpentier, Sue Pfiffner and Josephine Shields RecassEditorial board: George Deikun, Arjun Katoch, Helena Molin-Valdes,Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio and Jo WellsReviewers: Yasemin Aysan, Patricia Danzi, Angela Gussing, Kamal Kishore,Mohammed Omer Mukhier and Graham SaundersWe would also like to thank David Satterthwaite who served as Chief Editor duringthe initial stages, and all those who assisted contributors during research for this issueTypesetting by Michel Schnegg, Geneva, SwitzerlandPrinted by Imprimerie Chirat, Lyons, FranceContact details:International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies17, Chemin des Crêts, P.O. Box 372CH-1211 Geneva 19, SwitzerlandTel.: +41 22 730 4222. Fax: +41 733 0395E-mail: secretariat@ifrc.org; wdr@ifrc.orgWeb: www.ifrc.orgTo order the World Disasters Report, please contact wdr@ifrc.org.2
Strictly under embargo until Wednesday 22 September at 00:01 GMT (02:01 Geneva time)ContentsInternational Federation of Red Crossand Red Crescent Societiesinside front coverAcknowledgements 2Introduction 7Focus on urban riskChapter 1 Avoiding the urbanization of disasters 10Table 1.1Figure 1.1Growth in the world’s urban and rural population(millions of inhabitants) 12Distribution of fatalities and economic lossfrom tropical cyclones per year 13Box 1.1 Urban myths and misconceptions 19Table 1.2What different aspects of urban poverty implyfor everyday and disaster risk 21Box 1.2 Can Haiti build back better? 23Chapter 2 Urban disaster trends 30Figure 2.1 Growth in urban population globally and by region 32Figure 2.2Figure 2.3The change in the average population sizeof the world’s 100 largest cities, 1800 to 2000 33Changes in the proportion of GDP for lowandmiddle-income nations, 1950–2005 33Table 2.1 Large disaster events over the period 2000–2010impacting on cities 35Box 2.1 Tropical Storm Ketsana and urban food insecurity 38World Disasters Report 2010 – Focus on urban risk3
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