Pelling, Mark,  1967- <br/><br/>
The vulnerability  of cities  natural disasters and social resilience /  [electronic resource] : 
 Natural disasters and social resilience 
Mark Pelling. 
 - Sterling, Va. :  Earthscan Publications,  2003. 
 - xi, 212 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban ecology (Sociology)--Developing countries.<br/>Natural disasters--Developing countries.<br/>Disaster relief--Developing countries.<br/>Urbanization--Social aspects--Developing countries.<br/>Sustainable development--Developing countries.<br/>Urban policy--Developing countries.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT243.D44  / P45 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76/09172/4