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Author Pelling, Mark, 1967-

Title The vulnerability of cities [electronic resource] : natural disasters and social resilience / Mark Pelling.

Imprint Sterling, Va. : Earthscan Publications, 2003.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 212 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject 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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Natural disasters and social resilience
ISBN 1853838306 (pbk.)
1853838292 (hardback)

 
    
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