Resilience and sustainability in relation to natural disasters: a challenge for future cities
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319043159
Date de publication :
3 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
As a result, cities and their inhabitants are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of catastrophic natural events such as extreme weather events (recently more frequent and intense as a result of the ongoing climate changes), earthquakes, tsunamis or man-induced events such as terrorist attacks or accidents.