The vulnerability of cities natural disasters and social resilience

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pelling, Mark, 1967- (-)
Format:	eBook
Language:	Inglés
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. Electronic books.
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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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