<p>This selection of publications highlights key resources documenting and analysing some of the main aspects of the Latin American experience with disaster risk management (DRM) in cities: links and relationships between urban poverty and disasters; the importance of regulatory frameworks, institutions and governance; the challenges and opportunities of building resilient cities; the political economy of DRM; DRM strategies and tools; comparative experiences across countries and regions; and the evolution of conceptual frameworks and methodologies for risk and vulnerability analysis.</p>