The vulnerability of cities : natural disasters and social resilience / Mark Pelling.
2003
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The vulnerability of cities : natural disasters and social resilience / Mark Pelling.
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Sterling, Va. : Earthscan Publications, 2003.
Description
xi, 212 pages
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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.
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1853838306 paperback
1853838292 hardback
1853838292 hardback
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