Crucibles of hazard: edited by James K. Mitchell mega citie and disasters in transition/
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TextPublication details: Tokyo: UNUP, 1999Description: xiii, 535 pISBN: 9280809873Subject(s): Disaster relief | Disasters | Metropolitan areas | Emergency management | Natural disastersDDC classification: 363.34091732 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 363.34068 GUP/D Disaster Management | 363.34068 GUP/D Disaster Management | 363.34091727 BER/P The political economy of large natural disasters: with special reference to developing countries/ | 363.34091732 MIT/C Crucibles of hazard: | 363.340954 BOS/D Disaster management in India: relevant acts and rules/ | 363.340954 KAP/V Vulnerable India: a geographical study of disasters/ | 363.340973 PLA/D Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events |
Introduction / James K. Mitchell --
Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities / James K. Mitchell --
Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo / Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima --
Flood hazard in seoul : a preliminary assessment / Kwi-Gon Kim --
Environmental hazards in Dhaka / Saleemul Huq --
Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl : is the city sustainable? / John Handmer --
Disaster response in London : a case of learning constrained by history and experience / Dennis J. Parker --
Lima, Peru : underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings / Anthony Oliver-Smith --
Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico : an assessment method / Sergio Puente --
Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city : trial by earthquake, wind, and fire / Rutherford H. Platt --
There are worse things than earthquakes : hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles / Ben Wisner --
Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions : Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew / William D. Solecki --
Findings and conclusions / James K. Mitchell.
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