GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Urban areas are more vulnerable to disasters due to unplanned growth and infrastructure collapses. Discuss. What strategies do you recommend to enhance urban resilience to such disasters?

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk ReductionInfrastructure

Syllabus: Disaster and disaster management.

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The toppers’ answers

Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 128 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Recently there is rise in urban disasters like urban floods, Urban Heat Island, Urban Droughts across country.

Body · points

More Vulnerability

  1. Very High population density → 3% of area but 30% of population

  2. Unplanned cities → urban sprawls

  3. poor WASH and Hygience → More disease burden

  4. Encroachment of lakes /water bodies → increases vulnerability

  5. Concretisation → ↑ Heat + No water percolation

  6. crowded spaces → urban fires get spread fast

Strategies

  1. Planned Development eg Smart Cities

  2. Disaster Resilient infrastructure

eg Retrofitting

  1. Creating satellite towns to reduce pressure.

  2. Clear SOPs and Agencies to deal with urban disaster

  3. Early Warning System eg Doppler Radar

Close · a source

As Gandhinagar Declaration of G20 calls need of hour is to have city specific planning for disaster

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