Cities and Disasters

Cities and Disasters
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781040187692
ISBN-13 : 1040187692
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Book Synopsis Cities and Disasters by : Davia Cox Downey

Download or read book Cities and Disasters written by Davia Cox Downey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and Disasters presents interdisciplinary and multinational perspectives on emergency management policy, economic development, and the various factors that affect the recovery process after natural disasters strike urban areas. The book has three central themes: policy, urbanity, and the interplay of events after disasters that affect the pro


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