The resilient city : how modern cities recover from disaster / [edited by] Lawrence J. Vale and Thomas J. Campanella.

Cities have been destroyed throughout history. And yet in every instance they have risen, phoenix-like from the ashes. This anthology, edited by Lawrence J Vale and Thomas J Campanella, explores the resilience of cities, and the politics and processes that govern urban recovery in the wake of disast...

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Other Authors: Vale, Lawrence J., 1959- (Editor), Campanella, Thomas J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Summary:Cities have been destroyed throughout history. And yet in every instance they have risen, phoenix-like from the ashes. This anthology, edited by Lawrence J Vale and Thomas J Campanella, explores the resilience of cities, and the politics and processes that govern urban recovery in the wake of disaster, with case studies from around the globe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780198039136
0198039131
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Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.