Overview
Covers the topic of urban resilience in outbreak events for the first time
Helps readers gain a holistic understanding of urban resilience and city management measures in disease outbreak events
Addresses key outbreak issues from city preparedness, city responsiveness and city management perspectives
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Divided into six chapters, this book explores important topics of ‘urban resilience’ and ‘city management’ for preparedness action plans and responsiveness planning. Further, it presents a comprehensive urban resilience approach used to support city management in the recent outbreaks in Chinese cities, which can be applied in cities around the globe to strengthen their resilience and maximise the practicality of urban resilience and minimise urban vulnerabilities during disease outbreaks. Highlighting topics such as maintaining societal well-being, community engagement, and multi-sectoral city management enhancement, this book offers a unique combination of research, practices and lessons learned to aid cities in need.
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Book Title: The City in Need
Book Subtitle: Urban Resilience and City Management in Disruptive Disease Outbreak Events
Authors: Ali Cheshmehzangi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5487-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5486-5Published: 09 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5489-6Published: 09 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5487-2Published: 08 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 304
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 121 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Public Health, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Human Geography