LIBROS DEL AUTOR: gary sands

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  • Cities at Risk
    Gary Sands / Pierre Filion
    How do cities prepare for and recover from natural disasters? In this book the authors provide a broad overview of the issues related to the impacts of disasters on cities around the world, from assessing risks to accounting for damages. The comparative approach across different types of disasters in a range of urban locations is useful in identifying opportunities for policy t...
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    90,91 €

  • Cities at Risk
    Gary Sands / Pierre Filion
    As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters. Interdependencies among urban populations mean that damage to the built environment, including water, sewer and energy infrastructure, can affect millions. Even if there is no change in the rate of occurrence of natura...
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    268,11 €

  • Money for Nothing
    Gary Sands / Laura a Reese / Laura A. Reese / Laura AReese
    Although widely utilized, industrial property tax abatements have a dubious record of accomplishments. In addition to failing to deliver promised jobs and investments, tax abatements appear to contribute to urban sprawl, impose substantial cost burdens on older municipalities and have limited positive effects on community economic health, This book uses Michigan’s Industrial F...
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    154,69 €