Yet while flood events may not be increasing in frequency or intensity, devastating consequences will predictably become worse so long as urban development continues to expand into flood plains.
During the World Economic Forum, the Director-General will attend several high-profile sessions on the global development outlook and the post-2015 agenda, as well as on urban development and bolstering ocean resilience.
The List in Danger features sites which are threatened by a variety of problems such as pollution, urban development, poorly managed mass tourism, wars, and natural disasters, which have a negative impact on the outstanding values for which the sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List.
The In Danger List features sites which are threatened by a variety of problems such as pollution, urban development, poorly managed mass tourism, wars and natural disasters, which have a negative impact on the outstanding values for which the sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List.
He left business to become governor of Michigan, ran unsuccessfully for president and ultimately joined the cabinet of Richard Nixon as secretary of housing and urban development.
Elsewhere, though, aquaculture has probably contributed to the loss of less than 10% of the world's mangroves: the rest is due to causes such as rice production, grazing, urban development and tourism.
As Mount Rubavu was deemed unsafe for urban development, it was decided to reforest the hillside and turn it into a recreational park.
As other cities continued building freeways that promoted driving and sprawl, Vancouver remained committed to urban living, as evidenced by the development of Granville Island, a pedestrian-friendly peninsula where residents frequent large public market and art studios.
This problem of landless peasants is likely to grow as more land is set aside for urban and industrial development.
Having looked at all the information, they calculated that "6.8% of the UK's land area is now classified as urban" (a definition that includes rural development and roads, by the way).
Some sell-side companies have estimated that as much as 70-80% of residential development is actually urban re-development.
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For instance, the Department of Housing and Urban Development specifically allows an emotional support animal as long as the resident can prove a disability-related need for it.
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Born in Argentina to Cuban parents, Perez started out as an urban planner and then moved into low-income housing development.
Smarter data and expanded choices enable the development of ground-breaking consumer experiences such as Urban Guidance - the first worldwide implementation of Nokia's Transit and Pedestrian Content.
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Blackwell worked his way from Xavier to being elected mayor of Cincinnati, served as undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was elected Ohio's state treasurer before winning his current office in 2000.
In the Philips wing for instance, Gerrit Berckheyde's "The 'Golden Bend' in the Herengracht" (1671-72), a shimmering, timeless image of one of Amsterdam's principal canals and a recent acquisition, was tastelessly used as a prop in a didactic display on the history of Dutch urban development.
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People are therefore attracted to urban living as cities hold incredible potential as engines of growth and social development.
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Bats prefer to roost in natural features like trees and caves, but as development has made those environments scarcer, some species have adapted to urban areas.
"People who move, for a time at least, are living as rural people in an urban setting, " said Kenneth Westgate, of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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In addition to his role as Deputy Director for Management at OMB, he worked as the Controller for OMB and as the Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development have said the government will support owners looking to upgrade as well as first-time buyers, raising the prospect they will get better access to mortgage loans.
He said the main cause of decline in wild bees, such as mining and mason species, was loss of habitat due to a variety of reasons including urban development.
As Meeusen tells it, haphazard development around the park left Disneyland isolated in the middle of an urban area.
The network facilitates the sharing of experience, knowledge and resources among the member cities as a means of promoting the development of local creative industries and fostering worldwide co-operation for sustainable urban development.
As part of the deal, Flagstar admitted that it had submitted false certifications to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, inducing the Federal Housing Administration to accept loans for government insurance that were not eligible and that resulted in losses to HUD when the loans defaulted.
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We also factored in home price appreciation data (the percentage by which property values have increased), as determined by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, part of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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