Building urban resilience : principles, tools, and practice /

Resilience is the ability of a system, community, or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner. Resilience in the context of cities translates into a new paradigm for urbanization, and forms base for a new...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966-, Miner, Todd W., Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2013.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment and sustainable development.
Subjects:
City planning.
Regional planning.
Urban policy.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Planning.
Disasters > Economic aspects.
Emergency management.
Aménagement du territoire.
Politique urbaine.
Catastrophes > Aspect économique.
regional planning.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
City planning
Disasters > Economic aspects
Emergency management
Infrastructure (Economics) > Planning
Regional planning
Urban policy
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