Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-203) 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.
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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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Vulnerability of cities.
Natural disasters and social resilience
Disaster relief-- Developing countries.
Natural disasters-- Developing countries.
Sustainable development-- Developing countries.
Urban ecology (Sociology)-- Developing countries.
Urban policy-- Developing countries.
Urbanization-- Social aspects-- Developing countries.
Catastrophes naturelles-- Pays en voie de développement.
Développement durable-- Pays en voie de développement.
Écologie urbaine-- Pays en voie de développement.
Politique urbaine-- Pays en voie de développement.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes-- Pays en voie de développement.
Urbanisation-- Pays en voie de développement-- Aspect social.