Building Resilient Urban Communities

How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters.

Summary

How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters.

Product details

• Authors: Jonas Joerin
• Assisted by: Jonas Joerin (Editor), R. R. Krishnamurthy (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781783509058
• ISBN: 978-1-78350-905-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 471 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)