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020 _a9781139856676 (ebook)
020 _z9781107039230 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQE522
_b.H37 2013
082 0 0 _a363.34/95
_223
100 1 _aHeiken, Grant,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDangerous neighbors :
_bvolcanoes and cities /
_cGrant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert.
246 3 _aDangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes & Cities
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aIntroduction: Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes near cities -- Too many people and too many volcanoes : Naples, Italy -- A full menu of volcanic hazards : Mexico City -- "Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women" : Guagua Pichincha and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador -- Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts : Manila megacity, Philippines -- "It's part of the culture. Live with it!" : cities in Japan -- Volcanic and proud of it : Auckland, New Zealand -- Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows : Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA -- A tale of two cities : Akrotiri (Island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (Island of Montserrat, Caribbean) -- The dangerous neighbor is restless, how should a city respond?
520 _aWhat are the real risks posed by a volcanic eruption near a city - what is fact and what is myth? How have volcanic eruptions affected cities in the past, and how can we learn from these events? Why do communities continue to develop in such locations, despite the obvious threat? In this fascinating book, Grant Heiken explores global examples of cities at risk from volcanoes, from Italy, the US, Mexico, Ecuador, The Philippines, Japan and New Zealand, providing historical and contemporary eruption case studies to illustrate volcanic hazards, and cities' efforts to respond to them, both good and poor. He shows that truly successful volcanic hazard mitigation cannot be accomplished without collaboration between experts in geology and natural hazards, public health, medicine, city and infrastructure planning, and civil protection. This is a topical and engaging read for anyone interested in the history and future activity of these dangerous neighbors.
650 0 _aVolcanoes
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aCities and towns
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aVolcanic hazard analysis
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aUrban policy
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aCity planning
_vCase studies.
700 1 _aHeiken, Jody H.,
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107039230
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139856676
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