ABSTRACT
This book presents practical approaches for tackling the threats from climate change and disasters to urban growth in Pacific island countries and Asian nations.
With chapters written by leading scholars and practitioners, Urbanisation at Risk presents research and case studies from island countries across the Pacific, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines. The book explores and presents the theory, policy and practice of how governments, civil society, aid organisations and people themselves prepare for, withstand and recover better from urban disasters including windstorms, floods, earthquakes and fires, and the effects of climate change.
This book is written for urban policy makers, researchers, humanitarian aid and development workers, and anyone interested in urbanisation, participatory approaches, disasters, resilience and climate change adaptation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|137 pages
Pacific Island Countries
chapter Chapter 2|12 pages
Climate and Disaster Risks, Challenges and Opportunities for Resilient Pacific Towns and Cities
chapter Chapter 3|19 pages
The Humanitarian-Development Nexus in Pacific Urban Contexts
chapter Chapter 4|21 pages
Reflecting on a Journey From Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments to the Implementation of Climate Resilience Actions
chapter Chapter 6|18 pages
Using a Systems Approach to Better Understand Urban Resilience in Port Vila, Vanuatu
part 2|81 pages
Asia (and Beyond)