The vulnerability of cities [electronic resource] : natural disasters and social resilience / Mark Pelling.
By: Pelling, Mark.
Publisher: Sterling, Va. : Earthscan Publications, 2003Description: xi, 212 p.Other title: Natural disasters and social resilience.Subject(s): 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 countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 307.76/09172/4 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 307.76/072 Neighborhood structure, crime, and fear of crime | 307.76/09172/4 Third world cities | 307.76/09172/4 Market economy and urban change | 307.76/09172/4 The vulnerability of cities | 307.76/093 From Mycenae to Constantinople | 307.76/0941 Britain's cities | 307.76/0941 Urban planning and the British New Right |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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