Crucibles of hazard: (Record no. 158496)
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| fixed length control field | 00376nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9280809873 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.34091732 |
| Item number | MIT/C |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Crucibles of hazard: |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by James K. Mitchell |
| Sub title | mega citie and disasters in transition/ |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Tokyo: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | UNUP, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 535 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction / James K. Mitchell --<br/>Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities / James K. Mitchell --<br/>Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo / Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima --<br/>Flood hazard in seoul : a preliminary assessment / Kwi-Gon Kim --<br/>Environmental hazards in Dhaka / Saleemul Huq --<br/>Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl : is the city sustainable? / John Handmer --<br/>Disaster response in London : a case of learning constrained by history and experience / Dennis J. Parker --<br/>Lima, Peru : underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings / Anthony Oliver-Smith --<br/>Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico : an assessment method / Sergio Puente --<br/>Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city : trial by earthquake, wind, and fire / Rutherford H. Platt --<br/>There are worse things than earthquakes : hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles / Ben Wisner --<br/>Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions : Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew / William D. Solecki --<br/>Findings and conclusions / James K. Mitchell. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Disaster relief. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Disasters. |
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| Keyword | Metropolitan areas. |
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| Keyword | Emergency management. |
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| Keyword | Natural disasters. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mitchell, James K. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 363.34091732 MIT/C | P13325 | 10/07/2018 | 10/07/2018 | General Books |