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Part 1: Introduction: concepts and framework -- The Turkish government structure from a disaster management perspective -- Local administration and risk management -- Macroeconomic impacts of natural disasters -- Disaster management policies in Turkey -- Part 2: Sustainable cities -- Disaster risk reduction and sustainable development -- Earthquake vulnerability of buildings and a mitigation strategy: case of Istanbul -- The reconstruction of Bhuj -- Part 3: Risk identification, mitigation and transfer -- Seismic risk assessment survey of urban buildings -- Seismic risk assessment and mitigation strategy in Armenia -- A model-based stakeholders approach for designing a disaster insurance -- The Turkish catastrophe insurance pool (TCIP) and the compulsory earthquake insurance scheme -- Part 4: Improving preparedness to natural disaster -- Preparedness to natural disasters: an overview -- Emergency management in Turkey -- The role of local governments in reducing the risk of disasters -- Part 5: Building the culture of prevention -- Informed ownership, training, and organization for successful disaster preparedness -- Knowledge management for risk management -- Risk mitigation and the role of the Media -- Twin - city cooperation and international assistance in emergency situations -- Working with earthquake victims