Safer cities 10, case studies on mitigating disasters in Asia and the Pacific: creating earthquake preparedness in schools, a case study of mitigation efforts in Indonesia
This case study focuses on the experiences of implementing earthquake hazard mitigation to make school communities safer in Bandung, Indonesia. It highlights the efforts the Indonesian Urban Disaster Mitigation Project (IUDMP) implemented between 1997 to 2003. The project has carried out a school preparedness program and a school retrofitting program within its mandate. This case study also considers possible partnerships and efforts for the future of creating safer school communities a sustainable endeavour.