Resilience and the Fragile City: Reducing Vulnerability to Complex Urban Crises
de Boer, John (2015). Resilience and the Fragile City: Reducing Vulnerability to Complex Urban Crises. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
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Sub-type Policy brief Author de Boer, John Title Resilience and the Fragile City: Reducing Vulnerability to Complex Urban Crises Publication Date 2015-03 Place of Publication Online Publisher United Nations University Centre for Policy Research Pages 6 Language eng Abstract Humanitarian, security, and development actors are witnessing two distinct but intertwined trends that will have a dramatic impact on their operations. The first relates to the fact that the locus of global poverty and vulnerability to disaster are increasingly concentrated in fragile and conflict affected states. The second trend is associated with the notion that the world has entered a period of unprecedented urbanization. For the first time in history, more people live inside urban centres than outside of them. As the world continues to urbanize, global emergencies will increasingly be concentrated in cities, particularly in lower income and fragile countries where the pace of urbanization is fastest. Yet, despite the growing risks facing urban populations living in fragile and conflict affected countries, there is very little understanding of what can be done to reduce the risks posed to these cities and their populations. UNBIS Thesaurus CONFLICT
URBAN CRIME
URBAN POVERTY
DISPLACED PERSONS
NATURAL DISASTERS
URBANIZATIONCopyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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