The vulnerability of cities : natural disasters and social resilience / / Mark Pelling
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.76/09172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 st |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Natural disasters and social resilience |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The vulnerability of cities |
| ISBN: | 1-84977-337-8 |
| 1-280-47563-3 | |
| 9786610475636 | |
| 1-136-55147-6 | |
| 600-00-0240-8 | |
| 1-4175-4265-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450374503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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