The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management A Case Study of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area /

Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the first half of 2011 alone, 108 natural disaste...

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Main Author: Gencer, Ebru A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 7
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29470-9
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