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Urban Disasters

By Cindy Ermus

Urban Disasters Books

Urban Disasters

By Cindy Ermus

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This Element explores the history of urban disasters around the globe over the last three-hundred years. It introduces the reader to central concepts that help define the study of disasters, then moves on to explore the relationship between cities and disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, and epidemics. It asks, for example: How have cities responded in times of crisis, and what practices, infrastructures, and/or institutions have they introduced to prevent disasters from reoccurring? Who suffers most when urban disasters strike, and why? In what ways do catastrophes change cities? How, if at all, are cities unique from the countryside? To answer these questions and more, this concise history looks at a series of case studies from the eighteenth century through to COVID-19. The Element concludes with a brief look at the ongoing effects of climate change and the future of cities.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
68
Release Date:
2023-08-31
Publication Date:
2023-08-31
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009001906
ISBN13:
9781009001908
Weight:
104 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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