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999			_c158496 _d158496
020			_a9280809873
040			_cCUS
082			_a363.34091732 _bMIT/C
245		0	_aCrucibles of hazard: _cedited by James K. Mitchell _bmega citie and disasters in transition/
260			_aTokyo: _bUNUP, _c1999.
300			_axiii, 535 p.
505			_aIntroduction / 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.
650			_aDisaster relief.
650			_aDisasters.
650			_aMetropolitan areas.
650			_aEmergency management.
650			_aNatural disasters.
700			_aMitchell, James K.
942			_cWB16