Author: Kamila Borsekova
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1788970101
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
This book addresses unexpected disasters and shocks in cities and urban systems by providing quantitative and qualitative tools for impact analysis and disaster management. Including environmental catastrophes, political turbulence and economic shocks, Resilience and Urban Disasters explores a large range of tumultuous events and key case studies to thoroughly cover these core areas. In particular, the socio-economic impacts on urban systems that are subject to disasters are explored.