David (Hrsg.) Sanderson

Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia

Disasters, Climate Change and Resilience in the Built Environment

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This book presents practical approaches for tackling the threats from climate change and disasters to urban growth in Pacific island countries and Asian nations.With chapters written by leading scholars and practitioners, Urbanisation at Risk presents research and case studies from island countries across the Pacific, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines. The book explores and presents the theory, policy and practice of how governments, civil society, aid organisations and people themselves prepare for, withstand and recover better from urban disasters including windstorms, floods, earthquakes and fires, and the effects of climate change.This… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Bruce, Laura (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-00-005354-8
EAN: 9781000053548
Produktnummer: 33985959
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 250 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 4'717 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 30 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 16 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 10 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 4 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

David Sanderson is Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture at UNSW, Sydney. David has worked across the world in development and emergencies, both in practice, with NGOs and, latterly, in academia. In recent years, David is Editor of the 2016 IFRC World Disasters Report and the author of the ODI/ALNAP 2019 Good Practice Review in Urban Humanitarian Response.Laura Bruce is Research Associate for the Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture at UNSW, Sydney, where she is supporting research in urban resilience both internationally and in Australia. Laura has over 12 years' experience working for international NGOs in project management, advocacy and research for development and humanitarian programmes.