The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster

The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster Cities have been destroyed throughout history. And yet in nearly every recent instance they have risen, phoenix-like from the ashes. This anthology, edited by Lawrence J Vale and Thomas J Campanella, explores the extraordinary resilience of modern cities, and the politics and processes that govern urban recovery in the wake of disaster, with case studies from around the globe. Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2005 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 390 Wymiary: 25.4 x 17.9 x 2.1 cm Ilustracje: numerous halftones Język: angielski ISBN: 9780195175837