Urban risk assessments : understanding disaster and climate risk in cities /

The rapid and oft en unplanned expansion of cities is exposing more people and economic assets to the risk of disasters and the effects of climate change. For city governments, increased climate variability imposes additional challenges to effective urban management and the delivery of key services,...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Dickson, Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2012.
Series:Urban development series (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Urban policy.
Natural disasters > Social aspects.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Risk assessment.
Environmental risk assessment.
Risk Assessment
Écologie urbaine.
Politique urbaine.
Catastrophes naturelles > Aspect social.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social.
Évaluation du risque.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque.
urban environments.
risk assessment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
City planning > Environmental aspects
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Environmental risk assessment
Natural disasters > Social aspects
Risk assessment
Urban policy
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