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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... cities where events may directly impact on only a small proportion of the urban population compared to smaller urban centres, or where many small events may have a large cumulative ... mega-cities, Mitchell 6 Cities and Environmental Risk.
... cities where events may directly impact on only a small proportion of the urban population compared to smaller urban centres, or where many small events may have a large cumulative ... mega-cities, Mitchell 6 Cities and Environmental Risk.
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... mega-cities, Mitchell (1999) describes how urban disasters are not amenable to technological quick fixes alone, and rather that the nature of disaster risk is constantly being redefined as changes to urban landscapes and socio-economic ...
... mega-cities, Mitchell (1999) describes how urban disasters are not amenable to technological quick fixes alone, and rather that the nature of disaster risk is constantly being redefined as changes to urban landscapes and socio-economic ...
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... cities, with populations ranging from 200,000 to 5 million, fulfil two purposes. First, they form a bridge in the literature on sustainable urbanization which has focussed on mega-cities with 5 million Tracing the Roots of Urban Risk ...
... cities, with populations ranging from 200,000 to 5 million, fulfil two purposes. First, they form a bridge in the literature on sustainable urbanization which has focussed on mega-cities with 5 million Tracing the Roots of Urban Risk ...
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Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling. sustainable urbanization which has focussed on mega-cities with 5 million or more residents and tended to overlook smaller cities, despite these holding the majority of urban citizens ...
Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling. sustainable urbanization which has focussed on mega-cities with 5 million or more residents and tended to overlook smaller cities, despite these holding the majority of urban citizens ...
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... cities and their chronic hazards and risks (Hardoy, Mitlin and Satterthwaite, 2001; McGranahan et al, 2001). 'Urban' defined Defining and delimitating urban areas, even in mega-cities, is difficult. Urban areas can be defined by their ...
... cities and their chronic hazards and risks (Hardoy, Mitlin and Satterthwaite, 2001; McGranahan et al, 2001). 'Urban' defined Defining and delimitating urban areas, even in mega-cities, is difficult. Urban areas can be defined by their ...
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