The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management A Case Study of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gencer, Ebru A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 7
• Θέματα: Environment.; Natural disasters.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Natural Hazards.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the first half of 2011 alone, 108 natural disaste...

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• Natural Disasters and Risk Management: A conceptual foundation
• Global Patterns and Impacts of Natural Disasters
• Natural Disaster Risk in Urban Areas
• Earthquake Hazard, Urban Vulnerability and Risk Management in Istanbul.