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957121
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b711491
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Pelling, Mark,1967-
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| Title & Author
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The vulnerability of cities : : natural disasters and social resilience /\ Mark Pelling.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Sterling, VA :: Earthscan Publications,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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1136551425
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: 1136551468
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: 1280475633
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: 1417542659
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: 1849773378
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: 1853838292
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: 1853838306
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: 9781136551420
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: 9781136551468
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: 9781280475634
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: 9781417542659
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: 9781849773379
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: 9781853838293
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: 9781853838309
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1136551476
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9781136551475
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-203) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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What makes some cities less vulnerable and more resilient in the face of natural disasters? This work examines the factors involved and draws invaluable lessons from case studies and analysis.
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Disaster relief-- Developing countries.
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Natural disasters-- Developing countries.
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Sustainable development-- Developing countries.
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Urban ecology (Sociology)-- Developing countries.
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Urban policy-- Developing countries.
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Urbanization-- Social aspects-- Developing countries.
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Catastrophes naturelles-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Développement durable-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Écologie urbaine-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Politique urbaine-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Secours aux victimes de catastrophes-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Urbanisation-- Pays en voie de développement-- Aspect social.
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Disaster relief.
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Katastrophenschutz
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Natural disasters.
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Naturkatastrophe
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- Urban.
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Stadtökologie
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Sustainable development.
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Unterprivilegierung
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban policy.
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Urbanization-- Social aspects.
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Developing countries.
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Lateinamerika
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| Dewey Classification
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307.76/09172/4
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HT243.D44P45 2003eb
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| Parallel Title
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Natural disasters and social resilience
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