No. 204: The Urbanization of Disaster Management

Author(s): Florian Roth, Linda Maduz
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 204
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2017

Protection against catastrophic events, including acts of terrorism, is a central task in security policy. Civil protection is an important instrument in this context. In most countries, civil protection is organized through national and regional structures. As a result of the growing importance of urban security issues, the existing systems are coming under pressure to adapt.

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Global UrbanizationTrends

Change in Urban Land Use in Switzerland 1979/1985 - 2004/09