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1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-203) 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
What makes some cities less vulnerable and more resilient in the face of natural disasters? This work examines the factors involved and draws invaluable lessons from case studies and analysis. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Developing countries.
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Developing countries. |
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Natural disasters -- Developing countries.
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Natural disasters. |
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Disaster relief -- Developing countries.
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Disaster relief. |
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Urbanization -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
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Urbanization -- Social aspects. |
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Urbanization. |
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Sustainable development -- Developing countries.
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Sustainable development. |
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Urban policy -- Developing countries.
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Urban policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Natural disasters and social resilience |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Pelling, Mark, 1967- Vulnerability of cities. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003 (DLC) 2003000697 (OCoLC)51477863 |
| ISBN |
9781849773379 (electronic book) |
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1849773378 (electronic book) |
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1853838306 (paperback) |
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9781853838309 (paperback) |
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1853838292 (hardback) |
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9781853838293 (hardback) |
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1280475633 |
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9781280475634 |
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1136551476 (Internet) |
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9781136551475 (Internet) |
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