Urbanisation at risk in the Pacific and Asia : disasters, climate change and resilience in the built environment /: disasters, climate change and resilience in the built environment. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Sanderson, Laura Bruce.
• Editors: Sanderson, David; Bruce, Laura
• Contents: Section 1: Pacific Island Countries Chapter 1: Urbanisation at risk: urban resilience in Pacific Island Countries by John Connell and Meg Keen Chapter 2: Climate and disaster risks, challenges and opportunities for resilient Pacific towns and cities by David Sanderson, Laura Bruce and Pamela Sitko Chapter 3: The humanitarian-development nexus in Pacific urban contexts: lessons from tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji by Anna Gero and Keren Winterford Chapter 4: Reflecting on a journey from climate change vulnerability assessments to the implementation of climate resilience actions: Honiara, Solomon Islands by Darryn McEvoy, Bernhard Barth, Alexei Trundle and David Mitchell Chapter 5: What does neighbourhood level urban resilience look like in Honiara? by Laura Bruce and Leeanne Marshall Chapter 6: Using a systems approach to better understand urban resilience in Port Vila, Vanuatu by Pamela Sitko, Walker Toma and Olivia Johnson Chapter 7: ‘This is our garden now’: disasters and belonging in an urban Pacific by Jennifer Day and Tom Bamforth Chapter 8: Resilience in Pacific towns and cities: the social dimensions of change by Paul Jones and Meg Keen Section 2: Asia (and beyond) Chapter 9: Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future by Barbara Norman Chapter 10: Community resilience through self-help housing adaptations: examples from Nepal and the Philippines by Sandra Carrasco and Neeraj Dangol Chapter 11: The discourse and practice of resilience policy in Phnom Penh by Laura Beckwith and Piseth Keo Chapter 12: Are children the key to designing resilient cities after a disaster? by Robyn Mansfield Chapter 13: Identifying resilience in recovery – complexity, collaboration and communication by David Sanderson
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 307.76091823; Urbanization -- Pacific Area; Urbanization -- Asia; Emergency management -- Pacific Area; Emergency management -- Asia; Climatic changes -- Risk management -- Pacific Area; Climatic changes -- Risk management -- Asia
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000053548; 9781000053500; 9781000053524; 9780429290176
• Related ISBNs: 9780367258450; 9780367258474
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