Cities, disaster risk and adaptation / Christine Wamsler.
Series: Publication details: London: Routledge, 2014.Description: xviii, 327 p. illustrationsISBN:- 9780415591034 (paperback)
- 363.346 Q4
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Introduction 1. Setting the Scene Part I: Theoretical Framework 2. Sorting out the Conceptual ' Jungle' Associated with Urban Risk Reduction and Adaptation 3. The City-disasters Nexus: A Two-way Relationship Part II: Current Practice 4. City Authorities' Approaches to Urban Risk Reduction and Adaptation 5. Citizens' Own Ways to Reduce and Adapt to Urban Risk Part III: Moving Forward 6. Advancing Sustainable Urban Risk Governance and Transformation 7. Concluding Remarks.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-320) and index.
"A very timely and valuable contribution to the literature for urban planners, city governments and all those who wish to understand the interactions between urbanization, disaster risk and climate change, and explore innovative ways and means of action."--The Publisher.
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