Impacts of extreme weather events and implications for adaptation planning for coastal cities

• Main Authors: Patankar, Archana, Patwardhan, Anand, Marome, Wijitbusaba Ann, Porio, Emma E
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: Emergency and Disaster Management; Environmental Studies; Sociology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/63; https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/handle/10625/51208
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper describes research undertaken in three coastal cities of Asia: Mumbai, Bangkok, and Manila, to assess physical, economic and social impacts of massive floods and impacts of extreme weather events in these cities. The focus is on estimating uninsured losses – which normally are not account...