2016 UAA Annual Conference

Vulnerability and resilience have taken root among scholars and practitioners of urban planning and policy, yet there is no agreed-upon set of conceptual frameworks from which to develop scalable and effective policies and plans. The regions of Asia are particularly hard-hit by natural and other hazards, partly because of natural conditions, and partly because of rapid urbanization and growth. Using cases from Vietnam, India and Indonesia, as well as theoretical perspectives on decentralization, community-level urban infrastructure, and democracy, this panel seeks to provide some direction on resilience and vulnerability that deals equally with social, built-environment, and natural processes.

Vulnerability Assessment of Tsunamis Along the Central Coast of Vietnam
Jiwnath Ghimire, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Participatory Urbanization in Southeast Asia: The Infrastructure of Democracy
James Spencer, Clemson University

Variations in Household Exposure to Flood Hazards in Informal Settlements: A Study of Kolkata, India
Andrew Rumbach, University of Colorado at Denver; Manish Shirgaokar, University of Alberta

Shelter Policies and Resilience: Tracing the Evolution and Impacts of Interventions in Surabaya, Indonesia
Ashok Das, University of Hawai'i at Manoa