Citation

Archer D, Dodman D. Environ. Urban. 2017; 29(2): 339-348.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Human Settlements Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0956247817722731

PMID

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Abstract

From "natural disasters" causing large-scale destruction, to slow-onset crises such as droughts, through to conflict and persecution, the number of people around the world needing humanitarian assistance is growing - and increasingly, they are found in urban contexts. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this special issue of Environment and Urbanization on urban humanitarian response, highlights why there is a pressing need for the humanitarian sector to adapt its crisis response to urban settings, and for urban actors to be better prepared to deal with crises, whether chronic or acute...

Language: en