TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Editorial: The urbanization of humanitarian crises
JO  - Environment and urbanization
A1  - Archer, Diane
A1  - Dodman, David
SP  - 339
EP  - 348
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - 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...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-2478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956247817722731
ID  - ref1
ER  -