How to deal with natural disasters in cities? | Urban Portal | The University of Chicago Urban Network

How to deal with natural disasters in cities? | Urban Portal | The University of Chicago Urban Network: How to deal with natural disasters in cities?

In January of 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Caribbean nation of Haiti, causing the deaths of more than 200,000 people. The catastrophe heavily affected Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The largest urban population center of the country was poor and crime stricken even before the earthquake had reduced much of it to rubble. A new report by foreign policy analyst Elizabeth Ferris discusses Port-au-Prince as a case study on how scholars and policy makers should help cities prepare for an