TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitchell, James K. 
TI  - Crucibles of hazard: mega citie and disasters in transition
SN  - 9280809873
U1  - 363.34091732 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Tokyo
PB  - UNUP
KW  - Disaster relief.
KW  - Disasters.
KW  - Metropolitan areas.
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Natural disasters
N1  - 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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