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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731461503321

Titolo

Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements [[electronic resource] ] : Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene / / edited by Bharat Dahiya, Francesco de Pascale, Orlando De Pietro, Piero Farabollini, Francesca Romana Lugeri, Leonardo Mercatanti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

981-9922-48-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 pages)

Collana

Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, , 2198-2554

Disciplina

363.348

Soggetti

Natural disasters

Bioclimatology

Public health

Urban ecology (Biology)

Architecture

Human geography

Natural Hazards

Climate Change Ecology

Public Health

Urban Ecology

Cities, Countries, Regions

Human Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene -- Leaving nothing to chance: reducing flood risk by evaluating simulation exercises in urban contexts -- Urban growth and increasing flood impact in the city of Palma: a loss of resilience capacity -- Addressing the Impacts of Inland Floods on Informal Housing in Honiara, Solomon Islands -- Adaptive Capacity Analysis of Flood Prone Regions in Bihar, India -- Cruise tourism, risk perception and public narratives in Syracuse, Italy -- Social media in risk perception and disaster management: a geographical perspective -- Environment as a



Weapon: History, Gaia, and the Geohazards of War -- Living on Mount Etna between risk, beauty and need: a field survey on villages struck by 2018 earthquake -- Narratives of urban resilience and sustainability in southern Italy: the case studies of Matera (Basilicata) and Filadelfia (Calabria) -- Disaster resilience assessment for drainage network and urban landscape after heavy meteorological events: examples from the middle Adriatic coastal area (Abruzzo Region, Central Italy) -- Revitalizing the wounded territory: the “geo-hiking's” potential -- Sense of belonging and response to climate change: how the relation with local territories influences climate resilience -- From Disasters to the Pandemic: A Study on the EU Solidarity Fund.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the Anthropocene. The chapters explore urban and rural perspectives focusing on the current and emerging perspectives on disaster resilience through a holistic approach, involving scientists, humanists, planners, policymakers, and professionals in the global debate.