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The vulnerability of cities natural disasters and social resilience /

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Main Author: Pelling, Mark, 1967-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sterling, Va. : Earthscan Publications, 2003.
Subjects:
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 countries.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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