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Risky cities : the physical and fiscal nature of disaster capitalism /
"Over half the world's population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. However, disaster risk is also of great interest to corporations, financiers, and investors. Risky Cities is a critical examination of glo...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2022]
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| Collection: | Nature, Society, and Culture Ser.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Living with Disaster and Capitalism
- 2 Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities
- 3 The Logistical Nightmare of Trash and Urban Nature
- 4 Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops
- 5 Assessing and Managing Risk
- Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author