The vulnerability of cities : natural disasters and social resilience /

What makes some cities less vulnerable and more resilient in the face of natural disasters? This work examines the factors involved and draws invaluable lessons from case studies and analysis.

Մատենագիտական մանրամասներ
Հիմնական հեղինակ: Pelling, Mark, 1967-
Ձևաչափ: Licensed eBooks
Լեզու:անգլերեն
Հրապարակվել է: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.
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Բովանդակություն:
  • Sect. I. Cities and Environmental Risk
  • 1. Tracing the Roots of Urban Risk and Vulnerability
  • 2. Cities as Sites for Disaster
  • 3. Social Vulnerability in the City
  • 4. Urban Governance and Disaster
  • Sect. II. The Case Studies
  • 5. Maintaining Civil Society in a Liberal Democracy: Bridgetown, Barbados
  • 6. Post-socialism and Barriers to Building a Civil Society: Georgetown, Guyana
  • 7. Patrimonial Regimes and the Maintenance of a Constructive Civil Society: Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic
  • Sect. III. Towards Safer Cities
  • 8. Action for Safer Cities.