Resilience and Sustainability in Relation to Natural Disasters: A Challenge for Future Cities

The number of megacities worldwide is rapidly increasing and  contemporary cities are also expanding fast. As a result, cities and their inhabitants are becoming  increasingly vulnerable to the effects of catastrophic natural events such as extreme weather events (recently more frequent and intense...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gasparini, Paolo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Manfredi, Gaetano (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Asprone, Domenico (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Σειρά:SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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