The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social ResilienceRoutledge, 25. lip 2012. - Broj stranica: 224 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 studies of cities in the global South, drawn from countries with contrasting political and developmental contexts: Bridgetown, Barbados - a liberal democracy; Georgetown, Guyana - a post socialist-state; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - an authoritarian state in democratic transition. This book demonstrates that strengthening local capacity - through appropriate housing, disaster-preparedness, infrastructure and livelihoods - is crucial to improving civic resilience to disasters. Equally important are strong partnerships between local community-based organizations, external non-governmental and governmental organizations, public and private sectors and between city and national government. The author highlights and discusses these best practices for handling urban disasters. With rapid urbanization across the globe, this book is a must-read for professionals, policy-makers, students and researchers in disaster management, urban development and planning, transport planning, architecture, social studies and earth sciences. |
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... cope with everyday risks from living and working in hazardous environments. Responses to the Payatas landslide highlight the way in which the political–legal regime of a city can shape the capacity of different actors to cope with ...
... cope with everyday risks from living and working in hazardous environments. Responses to the Payatas landslide highlight the way in which the political–legal regime of a city can shape the capacity of different actors to cope with ...
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... cope with perturbation. • The flatness principle. Overly hierarchical systems are less flexible and hence less able to cope with surprise and adjust behaviour. Top-heavy systems will be less resilient. • The buffering principle. A ...
... cope with perturbation. • The flatness principle. Overly hierarchical systems are less flexible and hence less able to cope with surprise and adjust behaviour. Top-heavy systems will be less resilient. • The buffering principle. A ...
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... cope with natural disaster shock in particular: • Communications systems in the city. Information should flow freely between experts, policy-makers and citizens. Local knowledge and development priorities need to be identified and risks ...
... cope with natural disaster shock in particular: • Communications systems in the city. Information should flow freely between experts, policy-makers and citizens. Local knowledge and development priorities need to be identified and risks ...
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... coping with and mitigating environmental risk. A historical perspective will be needed to capture the thrust of coevolutionary change in the city. Sustainable development and cities 'If there could be such a thing as sustainable ...
... coping with and mitigating environmental risk. A historical perspective will be needed to capture the thrust of coevolutionary change in the city. Sustainable development and cities 'If there could be such a thing as sustainable ...
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... cope with the inconveniences and health consequences of an inadequate drinking water supply whilst a dysfunctional drainage system leads to regular flooding in the city. Clearly, in this case at least, catastrophic and chronic hazards ...
... cope with the inconveniences and health consequences of an inadequate drinking water supply whilst a dysfunctional drainage system leads to regular flooding in the city. Clearly, in this case at least, catastrophic and chronic hazards ...
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The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Ograničeni pregled - 2012 |
The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Ograničeni pregled - 2003 |
The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Ograničeni pregled - 2003 |
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activities adaptive potential agencies Albouystown amongst areas assets Barbados Bridgetown building capacity Caribbean CBOs cent central city’s civil society community groups community organizations coping DDMC decision-making democratic DERO Despite developmental disaster management disaster mitigation disaster preparedness disaster response Dominican Republic donors earthquake economic enhance environment environmental hazard environmental risk example flooding formal funding Georgetown global Government of Barbados grassroots actors Guyana Hardoy households housing human vulnerability Hurricane Georges identified impacts increased individual informal infrastructure institutional modification lack leaders leadership linked livelihood losses Manguitos mega-cities Mexico City municipal natural disaster neighbours networks NGOs participation partnerships Pelling physical planning political parties population poverty poverty lines private sector programme projects public sector Red Cross reduce vulnerability relief residents resilience role rural Santo Domingo settlements social capital squatter strategies structural adjustment studies UNDP urban disaster vulnerability reduction Whilst World Bank