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Autore |
Pelling Mark <1967-> |
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Titolo |
The vulnerability of cities : natural disasters and social resilience / / Mark Pelling |
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London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2003 |
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1-84977-337-8 |
1-280-47563-3 |
9786610475636 |
1-136-55147-6 |
600-00-0240-8 |
1-4175-4265-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban ecology (Sociology) - Developing countries |
Natural disasters - Developing countries |
Disaster relief - Developing countries |
Urbanization - Social aspects - Developing countries |
Sustainable development - Developing countries |
Urban policy - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments. But what factors actually determine the |
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