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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... flooding, traffic accidents or the impacts of air pollution, cause more death and incapacitation in the city than larger scale events (Hardoy et al, 2001). To a great extent, therefore, fuzziness in the definition of disaster is less of ...
... flooding, traffic accidents or the impacts of air pollution, cause more death and incapacitation in the city than larger scale events (Hardoy et al, 2001). To a great extent, therefore, fuzziness in the definition of disaster is less of ...
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... flooding. More generally, and from a longer timescale, the rise of urban ways of living and organizing can itself be thought of as an outcome of coevolution. As a coevolutionary process, urbanization is a mode of human organization ...
... flooding. More generally, and from a longer timescale, the rise of urban ways of living and organizing can itself be thought of as an outcome of coevolution. As a coevolutionary process, urbanization is a mode of human organization ...
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... floods and famines. By looking at the geography of environmental risk in this way, cities have been perceived as ... flooding, once a classic hazard of rural areas, was becoming a predominantly urban event. In 1993 Anton identified ...
... floods and famines. By looking at the geography of environmental risk in this way, cities have been perceived as ... flooding, once a classic hazard of rural areas, was becoming a predominantly urban event. In 1993 Anton identified ...
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... flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts etc, win popular attention and are the concern of disaster studies specialists (Pelling, 2001b). Everyday hazards or chronic disasters are felt as long-term stresses associated with exposure ...
... flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts etc, win popular attention and are the concern of disaster studies specialists (Pelling, 2001b). Everyday hazards or chronic disasters are felt as long-term stresses associated with exposure ...
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... flooding. Well-designed and well-built homes greatly reduce risks from physical hazard, and from earthquakes, floods or cyclones' (IFRC/RC, 1998, p13). OUTLINE. OF THE. BOOK. The body of this book is divided into three sections. Section I ...
... flooding. Well-designed and well-built homes greatly reduce risks from physical hazard, and from earthquakes, floods or cyclones' (IFRC/RC, 1998, p13). OUTLINE. OF THE. BOOK. The body of this book is divided into three sections. Section I ...
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