LEADER 03688oam 2200817I 450 001 9910450374503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84977-337-8 010 $a1-280-47563-3 010 $a9786610475636 010 $a1-136-55147-6 010 $a600-00-0240-8 010 $a1-4175-4265-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849773379 035 $a(CKB)1000000000242832 035 $a(EBL)982107 035 $a(OCoLC)804662837 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268586 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193607 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268586 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10235593 035 $a(PQKB)11762039 035 $a(OCoLC)647501828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982107 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430155 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL982107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10128871 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47563 035 $a(OCoLC)56675983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430155 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11164788 035 $a(OCoLC)466437178 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000242832 100 $a20180706d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe vulnerability of cities $enatural disasters and social resilience /$fMark Pelling 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85383-830-6 311 $a1-85383-829-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSect. 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. 330 $aWhen 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 st 517 3 $aNatural disasters and social resilience 606 $aUrban ecology (Sociology)$zDeveloping countries 606 $aNatural disasters$zDeveloping countries 606 $aDisaster relief$zDeveloping countries 606 $aUrbanization$xSocial aspects$zDeveloping countries 606 $aSustainable development$zDeveloping countries 606 $aUrban policy$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Sociology) 615 0$aNatural disasters 615 0$aDisaster relief 615 0$aUrbanization$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aUrban policy 676 $a307.76/09172/4 700 $aPelling$b Mark$f1967-$0520170 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450374503321 996 $aThe vulnerability of cities$92487143 997 $aUNINA