The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social ResilienceEarthscan, 2003 - 212 páginas 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. |
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The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience Mark Pelling Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
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activities adaptive potential agencies Albouystown amongst areas assets Barbados Bridgetown building capacity Caribbean CBOs cent central civil society community groups community organizations coping DDMC decision-making democratic Despite developmental disaster management disaster mitigation disaster preparedness disaster response Dominican Republic donors earthquake economic emergency environment environmental hazard environmental risk example flooding formal funding Georgetown global Government of Barbados grassroots actors Guyana Hardoy households housing human vulnerability Hurricane Georges identified IFRC/RC impacts increased individual informal infrastructure institutional modification lack leadership linked livelihood losses Manguitos mega-cities Mexico City municipal natural disaster neighbours networks NGOs participation partnerships Pelling physical planning population poverty lines private sector programme projects public sector Red Cross reduce vulnerability relief residents resilience role rural Santo Domingo settlements social capital squatter strategies structural adjustment studies sustainable UNDP urban disaster urban poverty vulnerability reduction Whilst World Bank
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