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The vulnerability of cities

by Pelling, Mark,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Earthscan Publications, (Sterling, Va. :) Physical details: xi, 212 p.
Subject(s): 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. | Electronic books.
Year: 2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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