Crucibles of hazard mega-cities and disasters in transition
"As a result of repeated experiences with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods, and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban ca...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Tokyo u.a.
United Nations Univ. Press
1999
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Agglomérations urbaines
> Areas metropolitanas
> Auxilio en desastres
> Catastrophes
> Catastrophes naturelles
> Desastres
> Desastres naturales
> Gestion des situations d'urgence
> Secours aux victimes de catastrophes
> Disaster relief
> Disasters
> Emergency management
> Metropolitan areas
> Natural disasters
> Katastrophenschutz
> Naturkatastrophe
> Umweltgefährdung
> Großstadt
> Aufsatzsammlung
> Konferenzschrift
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "As a result of repeated experiences with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods, and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban candidates like Dhaka, Miami, London, Lima, Seoul, and Sydney. This collaborative study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities was led by the International Geographical Union's Study Group on the Disaster Vulnerability of Mega-cities. Geographers, planners, and other experts examine the hazard experiences of case study cities and analyse their future risks. The authors conclude that the natural disaster potential of the biggest cities is expanding at a pace which far exceeds the rate of urbanization."--Publisher's description |
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| Beschreibung: | XIII, 535 S. graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9280809873 92-808-0987-3 |