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Resilient City Assessment and China’s Governance
About this book
This book explores how cities worldwide, especially in China, can build resilience against disasters and presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating and strengthening urban safety and sustainability.
Moving beyond theory, the book integrates global best practices and China's unique governance experience to develop a practical, multidimensional evaluation system. It assesses urban resilience across five critical dimensions: the economy, society, infrastructure, ecology, and the increasingly vital domain of information. The study details concrete applications ranging from metropolises to small and medium-sized cities and highlights the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as the digital twin and satellite remote sensing. Crucially, the book translates evaluations into actionable governance strategies and proposes measures for integrated disaster management, emergency resource planning, and technology-driven resilience building. In doing so, it positions China's approach within the context of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This book is essential reading for urban planners, policymakers, disaster management professionals, and scholars of urban studies, sustainability, and public administration. It is also highly relevant for government officials, NGO practitioners, and infrastructure developers who are invested in creating safer, more adaptable cities worldwide.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Foreword I
- Foreword II
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Resilient City Theories and Domestic and International Experiences
- 3 Comprehensive Resilient City Evaluation Systems and Methods
- 4 A Comprehensive Evaluation System of Resilient Cities in the Scope of Disaster Reduction
- 5 Frontiers of Resilient City Applications and Technological Platforms
- 6 Resilient City Governance and Government Capacity Building
- 7 Summary and Prospects
- Appendices
- References
- Index