Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia: Disasters, Climate Change and Resilience in the Built Environment

David Sanderson is Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture at UNSW, Sydney. David has worked across the world in development and emergencies, both in practice, with NGOs and, latterly, in academia. In recent years, David is Editor of the 2016 IFRC World Disasters Report and the author of the ODI/ALNAP 2019 Good Practice Review in Urban Humanitarian Response. Laura Bruce is Research Associate for the Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture at UNSW, Sydney, where she is supporting research in urban resilience both internationally and in Australia. Laura has over 12 years' experience working for international NGOs in project management, advocacy and research for development and humanitarian programmes.

Section 1: Pacific Island Countries Chapter 1: Urbanisation at risk: urban resilience in Pacific Island Countries Chapter 2: Climate and disaster risks, challenges and opportunities for resilient Pacific towns and cities Chapter 3: The humanitarian-development nexus in Pacific urban contexts: lessons from tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji Chapter 4: Reflecting on a journey from climate change vulnerability assessments to the implementation of climate resilience actions: Honiara, Solomon Islands Chapter 5: What does neighbourhood level urban resilience look like in Honiara? Chapter 6: Using a systems approach to better understand urban resilience in Port Vila, Vanuatu Chapter 7: 'This is our garden now': disasters and belonging in an urban Pacific Chapter 8: Resilience in Pacific towns and cities: the social dimensions of change Section 2: Asia (and beyond) Chapter 9: Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future Chapter 10: Community resilience through self-help housing adaptations: examples from Nepal and the Philippines Chapter 11: The discourse and practice of resilience policy in Phnom Penh Chapter 12: Are children the key to designing resilient cities after a disaster? Chapter 13: Identifying resilience in recovery - complexity, collaboration and communication