Cities at Risk: Planning for and Recovering from Natural Disasters - Couverture rigide

Livre 1 sur 10: Global Urban Studies

Filion, Pierre; Sands, Gary

 
9781472441683: Cities at Risk: Planning for and Recovering from Natural Disasters
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1472441680 ISBN 13 : 9781472441683
Editeur : Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters. Interdependencies among urban populations mean that damage to the built environment, including water, sewer and energy infrastructure, can affect millions. Even if there is no change in the rate of occurrence of natural disasters (an unlikely prospect in the face of ongoing climate change) the potential for human and economic loss will continue to increase, along with the time required to recover. How do cities prepare for and recover from natural disasters? In this book, the authors provide a broad overview of the issues related to the impacts of disasters on cities around the world, from assessing risks to accounting for damages. The comparative approach across different types of disasters in a range of urban locations is useful in identifying opportunities for policy transfer. While there is no 'one size fits all' solution to hazard mitigation, valuable lessons can be learned from the experiences of others. The chapters emphasize different modes for assessing hazard risk, as well as strategies for increasing the resiliency of vulnerable populations.

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À propos de l?auteur

Pierre Filion is Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada. Gary Sands is Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning at Wayne State University in Detroit. Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1472441680
ISBN 13 
9781472441683
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
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Editeur : Routledge, 2018
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