Cities, disaster risk and adaptation / Christine Wamsler.
Series: Publication details: London: Routledge, 2014.Description: xviii, 327 p. illustrationsISBN:- 9780415591034 (paperback)
- 363.346 Q4
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Mahatma Gandhi University Library General Stacks | 363.346 Q4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 56163 |
Browsing Mahatma Gandhi University Library shelves, Shelving location: General Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 363.34 Q32 Natural disasters and adaptation to climate change / | 363.346 Hazard analysis and management/ | 363.346 097 29 R1 Resilence in the Pacific and the Caribbean: the local construction of disaster risk reduction/ | 363.346 Q4 Cities, disaster risk and adaptation / | 363.346 R0 Natural risk management and engineering: NatRisk project/ | 363.347 2 Q3 The role of ecosystems in disaster risk reduction / | 363.347 Q5 Hazards analysis: |
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.
There are no comments on this title.