03688oam 2200817I 450 991045037450332120200520144314.01-84977-337-81-280-47563-397866104756361-136-55147-6600-00-0240-81-4175-4265-910.4324/9781849773379 (CKB)1000000000242832(EBL)982107(OCoLC)804662837(SSID)ssj0000268586(PQKBManifestationID)11193607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268586(PQKBWorkID)10235593(PQKB)11762039(OCoLC)647501828(MiAaPQ)EBC982107(MiAaPQ)EBC430155(Au-PeEL)EBL982107(CaPaEBR)ebr10128871(CaONFJC)MIL47563(OCoLC)56675983(Au-PeEL)EBL430155(CaPaEBR)ebr11164788(OCoLC)466437178(EXLCZ)99100000000024283220180706d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe vulnerability of cities natural disasters and social resilience /Mark PellingLondon ;Sterling, Va. :Earthscan,2003.1 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85383-830-6 1-85383-829-2 Includes bibliographical references 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.When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities? The Vulnerability of Cities fills a vital gap in disaster studies by examining the too-often overlooked impact of disasters on cities, the conditions leading to high losses from urban disasters and why some households and communities withstand disaster more effectively than others. Mark Pelling takes a fresh look at the literature on disasters and urbanization in light of recent catastrophes. He presents three detailed stNatural disasters and social resilienceUrban ecology (Sociology)Developing countriesNatural disastersDeveloping countriesDisaster reliefDeveloping countriesUrbanizationSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesSustainable developmentDeveloping countriesUrban policyDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Urban ecology (Sociology)Natural disastersDisaster reliefUrbanizationSocial aspectsSustainable developmentUrban policy307.76/09172/4Pelling Mark1967-520170MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450374503321The vulnerability of cities2487143UNINA