Urban Resilience A Transformative Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yamagata, Yoshiki (Editor), Maruyama, Hiroshi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,
• Subjects: Geography.; Natural disasters.; Computer simulation.; Urban geography.; System theory.; System safety.; Economic theory.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Security Science and Technology.; Simulation and Modeling.; Complex Systems.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Natural Hazards.

This book is on urban resilience – how to design and operate cities that can withstand major threats such as natural disasters and economic downturns and how to recover from them. It is a collection of latest research results from two separate but collaborating research groups, namely, researchers i...