Building resilient urban communities

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Joerin, Jonas, Shaw, Rajib, Krishnamurthy, Ramasamy R.
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
• Σειρά: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 15.
• Θέματα: Social Science > Disasters & Disaster Relief.; Science > Environmental Science.; Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Natural disasters.; Social impact of environmental issues.; Management of land & natural resources.; Sustainable urban development.; Community development, Urban > Environmental aspects.; City planning > Environmental aspects.; Regional planning > Environmental aspects.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xxv, 188 p.) : ill.
• ISBN: 9781783509065 (electronic bk.) :
• ISSN: 2040-7262 ;

How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters.