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Urban Disaster Resilience : New Dimensions from International Practice in the Built Environment, Paperback / softback Book

Urban Disaster Resilience : New Dimensions from International Practice in the Built Environment Paperback / softback

Edited by David (Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, University of New South Wales, Aus Sanderson, Jerold Kayden, Julia Leis

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Accelerating urbanization worldwide means more urban-centered disasters.

Floods, earthquakes, storms and conflicts affecting densely populated areas produce significant losses in lives, livelihoods and the built environment, especially in comparison to rural areas.

Poor urban dwellers, almost always the most vulnerable, too often bear the brunt.

Aid agencies and urban professionals have been slowly adapting to these new conditions, but older models and practices hinder the most effective engagements. Drawing directly from the experiences of urban disasters in the Philippines, Chile, India, Thailand, Iraq, Haiti and Nepal, among other countries, Urban Disaster Resilience brings to light new collaborations and techniques for addressing the challenges of urban disasters in the coming years.

Chapters range from country-specific case studies to more synthetic frameworks in order to promote innovative thinking and practical solutions. Edited by David Sanderson, Jerold S. Kayden and Julia Leis, this book is a crucial read for humanitarian and disaster specialists, urban planners and designers, architects, landscape architects, housing and economic development professionals, real estate developers, private business managers and students interested in the subject, whether based in non-governmental organizations, local, state or national governments, international agencies, private firms, or the academy.

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