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Disaster vulnerability of megacities : an expanding problem that requires rethinking and innovative responses.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [S.l. : s.n.], 1995Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.342091732 21
Subject: Very large cities, or 'megacities' are a comparitively recent phenomenon, especially in the developing world where they are now emerging with great rapidity. These megacities vary in their vulnerability to disaster, and it is not clear whether they are all experiencing increased vulnerability to disaster. However, there is clear evidence that very large cities have enormous potential for disaster creation
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Reprinted from: GeoJournal; 1995; vol.37, no. 3; p. 295-301

Very large cities, or 'megacities' are a comparitively recent phenomenon, especially in the developing world where they are now emerging with great rapidity. These megacities vary in their vulnerability to disaster, and it is not clear whether they are all experiencing increased vulnerability to disaster. However, there is clear evidence that very large cities have enormous potential for disaster creation

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