Meeting the challenge of risk-sensitive and resilient urban development in sub-Saharan Africa: Directions for future research and practice

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 26, Issue , 2017, Pages 106-109

  Fraser, Arabella ^a   Leck, Hayley ^b   Parnell, Susan ^c   Pelling, Mark ^b   Brown, Donald ^d   Lwasa, Shuaib ^e  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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EID: 85031790263     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.10.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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