The vulnerability of cities natural disasters and social resilience /
Sparad:
| Huvudupphov: | |
|---|---|
| Institutionellt upphov: | |
| Materialtyp: | Elektronisk E-bok |
| Språk: | engelska |
| Utgiven: |
Sterling, Va. :
Earthscan Publications,
2003.
|
| Ämnen: | |
| Länkar: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Taggar: |
Inga taggar, Lägg till första taggen!
|
Innehållsförteckning:
- 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.