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Crucibles of hazard : mega-cities and disasters in transition / Edited by James K. Mitchell

Contributor(s): Mitchell, James K | United Nations University.

Publisher: Tokyo ; New York ; Paris : UN University Press, 1999Description: xiii, 535 p. : graphs, maps, tables ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9280809873.Subject(s): NATURAL DISASTERS | DISASTER PREVENTION | METROPOLITAN AREASOnline resources: full text - pdf

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1 Introduction James K. Mitchell 2 Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities James K. Mitchell 3 Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima 4 Flood hazard in Seoul: A preliminary assessment Kwi-Gon Kim 5 Environmental hazards in Dhaka Saleemul Huq 6 Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl: Is the city sustainable? John Handmer 7 Disaster response in London: A case of learning constrained by history and experience Dennis J. Parker 8 Lima, Peru: Underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings Anthony Oliver-Smith 9 Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico City: An assessment method gio uente 10 Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city: Trial by earthquake, wind, and fire Rutherford H. Piatt 11 There are worse things than earthquakes: Hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles Ben Wisner 12 Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions: Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew William D. Solecki 13 Findings and conclusions James K. Mitchell

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction James K. Mitchell
2 Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities James K. Mitchell 3 Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima 4 Flood hazard in Seoul: A preliminary assessment Kwi-Gon Kim 5 Environmental hazards in Dhaka Saleemul Huq
6 Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl: Is the city sustainable? John Handmer 7 Disaster response in London: A case of learning constrained by history and experience Dennis J. Parker
8 Lima, Peru: Underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings Anthony Oliver-Smith 9 Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico City: An assessment method gio uente 10 Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city: Trial by earthquake, wind, and fire Rutherford H. Piatt 11 There are worse things than earthquakes: Hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles Ben Wisner 12 Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions: Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew William D. Solecki 13 Findings and conclusions James K. Mitchell

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