Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster - 9781138629998

Taylor & Francis

Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental DisasterRehabilitation, Resilience and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)\nAuthor(s): Maria Ela Atienza, Pauline Eadie, May Tan-Mullins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138629998, 978-1138629998\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates the best strategies for poverty alleviation in post-disaster urban environments, and the conditions necessary for the success and scaling up of these strategies. Using the case study of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall, the book aims to draw out policy recommendations relevant for other middle- and lower-income countries facing similar urban environmental challenges.\n\nHumans are increasingly living in densely populated and highly vulnerable areas, often coastal. This increased density of human settlements leads to increased material damage and high death tolls, and this vulnerability is often exacer.