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The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience

Copyright © Mark Pelling, 2003 ;ISBN: 1853838292 ;ISBN: 1853838306 ;ISBN: 9781853838309 ;ISBN: 9781853838293 ;EISBN: 1136551476 ;EISBN: 9781136551475 ;EISBN: 1849773378 ;EISBN: 9781849773379 ;EISBN: 9781136551468 ;EISBN: 1136551468 ;EISBN: 1853838292 ;EISBN: 9781853838293 ;DOI: 10.4324/9781849773379 ;OCLC: 466437178 ;OCLC: 804662837

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  • Title:
    The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience
  • Author: Pelling, Mark
  • Subjects: Cities ; Cities & Infrastructure (Urban Studies) ; Cities and towns ; City and Urban Planning ; Developing countries ; Disaster relief ; Emergency management ; Natural disasters ; Risk, Science & Technology ; Sustainability ; Sustainable development ; Urban areas ; Urban ecology ; Urban ecology (Sociology) ; Urban policy ; Urbanization
  • Description: When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities? The Vulnerability of Cities fills a vital gap in disaster studies by examining the too-often overlooked impact of disasters on cities, the conditions leading to high losses from urban disasters and why some households and communities withstand disaster more effectively than others. Mark Pelling takes a fresh look at the literature on disasters and urbanization in light of recent catastrophes. He presents three detailed studies of cities in the global South, drawn from countries with contrasting political and developmental contexts: Bridgetown, Barbados - a liberal democracy; Georgetown, Guyana - a post socialist-state; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - an authoritarian state in democratic transition. This book demonstrates that strengthening local capacity - through appropriate housing, disaster-preparedness, infrastructure and livelihoods - is crucial to improving civic resilience to disasters. Equally important are strong partnerships between local community-based organizations, external non-governmental and governmental organizations, public and private sectors and between city and national government. The author highlights and discusses these best practices for handling urban disasters. With rapid urbanization across the globe, this book is a must-read for professionals, policy-makers, students and researchers in disaster management, urban development and planning, transport planning, architecture, social studies and earth sciences.
  • Publisher: London: Routledge
  • Creation Date: 2003
  • Format: 224
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 1853838292
    ISBN: 1853838306
    ISBN: 9781853838309
    ISBN: 9781853838293
    EISBN: 1136551476
    EISBN: 9781136551475
    EISBN: 1849773378
    EISBN: 9781849773379
    EISBN: 9781136551468
    EISBN: 1136551468
    EISBN: 1853838292
    EISBN: 9781853838293
    DOI: 10.4324/9781849773379
    OCLC: 466437178
    OCLC: 804662837
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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