Primer on natural hazard management in integrated regional development planning
This Primer has been prepared as reference document for practitioners in the field, to guide integrated development planning teams in Latin America and the Caribbean in the use of natural hazard information during the different stages of the planning process. The information presented here is specifically oriented toward regional planning studies, whether the area in question is a few hundred or a few hundred thousand square kilometers, and complements other planning information that is typically gathered and analyzed during the course of the study. The methods have been selected for their utility in the regional planning process.
The Primer is divided into three parts, each covering a specific subject area and complementary to the others. Each part, with the chapters contained therein, is meant to provide the planning team sufficient guidance in that subject area for it to proceed with the task at hand. There is extensive cross referencing between chapters. Since the book is intended for reference, each chapter is complete within itself (even though this results in some redundancy), with its own detailed table of contents, a short summary, a statement of its objective, and complete references.