Improving Societal Resilience to Disasters A Case Study of London’s Transportation System / by Funda Atun.

This book documents the outcomes of a study designed to explore ways of increasing resilience in a complex city system against disasters by focusing on the transportation system in London. A survey was undertaken comprising interviews with upper level decision makers as well as questionnaires to per...

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Main Author: Atun, Funda (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:PoliMI SpringerBriefs,
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Retrospective view of London -- Current Risk Situation and Transportation System -- Systemic and social vulnerability of the downstream of the Thames -- Survey: Societal response -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Questionnaire to employee of TFL -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire to public in London -- Appendix 3: The result of the questionnaire to public in London. 
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