Resilience and Urban Disasters
surviving cities
$463.12
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2019
Summary
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.
Chapters explore novel contributions on urban evolution and adjustment patterns based on stud…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788970099 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788970098 |
| Author: | Kamila Borsekova, Peter Nijkamp |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 538g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | New Horizons in Regional Science series |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘This book evidences an era where cities and disasters become larger and resilience becomes more difficult to manage.’
‘This book evidences an era where cities and disasters become larger and resilience becomes more difficult to manage.’ –Roger Stough, George Mason University, US
About The Author
Kamila Borsekova
Kamila Borsekova is affiliated with the Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
Peter Nijkamp is affiliated with the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and the Faculty of Economics, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia.
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