The vulnerability of cities natural disasters and social resilience

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1. Verfasser: Pelling, Mark (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Earthscan Publications 2003
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Beschreibung:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-203) and index
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
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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ISBN:1849773378
9781849773379