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.

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Tác giả chính: Pelling, Mark, 1967-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=108864
Mục lục:
  • 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.