Translating disaster resilience into spatial planning practice in South Africa: Challenges and champions
It is highly likely that hazards and extreme climatic events will occur more frequently in the future and will become more severe – increasing the vulnerability and risk of millions of poor urbanites in developing countries. Disaster resilience aims to reduce disaster losses by equipping cities to w...
Main Author: | Willemien van Niekerk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2013-03-01
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Series: | Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies |
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Online Access: | https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/53 |
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