Hazard-Intensifying and Disaster Forcing Aspects of Urbanisation! Urban development increases disaster-susceptibility in a number of ways. First is the frequent association of cities with naturally risky locations such as seacoasts and floodplains because such places also confer important benefits. Initial settlements may take advantage of available safe sites but subsequent growth typically spills over into […]
Hazard-Intensifying and Disaster Forcing Aspects of Urbanisation
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