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Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation by Christine Wamsler
Routledge, 2014
This book explores ways in which resilient cities can be 'built' and sustainable urban transformations achieved. The author takes a holistic approach and integrates perspectives and practice from risk reduction and climate change adaption based on a specific urban viewpoint. Each chapter contains learning objectives, end of chapter questions and suggested further reading and web resources.
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| Shelfmark SQC.111 |
Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa
edited by Mark Pelling and Ben Wisner
Earthscan, 2009
Part one of this book reviews development, urbanization and disaster risk in Africa as a whole. Part two presents detailed case studies from Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa illustrating vulnerability to earthquake, fire, environment health hazards and flooding.
