Megacities and the coast : risk, resilience and transformation /

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management. It is the primary output of a major int...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Pelling, Mark, 1967- (Editor), Blackburn, Sophie (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.
Subjects:	SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban. Urban ecology (Sociology) Coastal zone management. City planning > Environmental aspects. Urbanization > Environmental aspects. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Mega-urbanisation on the coast : global context and key trends in the twenty-first century / Sophie Blackburn and César Marques
The environmental impacts of megacities on the coast / Antje Bruns
Coastal megacities, environmental hazards and global environmental change / Andrea Young
Contributions of coastal megacities to environmental changes at regional and global scales / Sue Grimmond
Reducing risk from natural hazard, pollution and climate change in megacities and associated networks / Jessica Lamond
Disaster risk reduction, climate change and development : interaction and integration / Joern Birkmann, Nina Qaiem Maqami and Qingnian Yu
Case studies / Mark Pelling and Sophie Blackburn.