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Dangerous Neighbors.
An engaging, global exploration of cities threatened by volcanoes, studying historical and contemporary eruptions, and cities' efforts at hazard response.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction -- dangerous neighbors: volcanoes near cities; Crisis in the Congo; Twelve-story-high waves of volcanic mud: 23,000 fatalities; Social and political fallout from a volcanic event -- Soufrière de Guadeloupe, French Antilles; The neighbor's neighbor is the problem -- 2010's eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland; Why do so many people cluster in metropolitan areas near volcanoes where there is considerable risk?; Changing evaluation processes for volcanic hazards; Why write a book about dangerous volcanic neighbors? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 1 Too many people and too many volcanoes -- Naples, ItalyWhy worry, the last major eruption of Vesuvius was nearly 2,000 years ago!; Source of some of the problems -- the Phlegrean Fields (Campi Flegrei); Island paradises are also at risk; No way to get out of town free; 2 A full menu of volcanic hazards -- Mexico City; Elephants in Mexico City?!; Periférico Sur -- elegant neighborhoods, a major university, and lava flows; Are volcanic mudflows the greatest threat? -- Lessons from Cholula; Mexico City and the surrounding region -- what are the risks? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3 "Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women" -- Guagua Pichincha and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, EcuadorGuagua Pichincha; Modern Quito and Guagua Pichincha -- threat or nuisance?; Cotopaxi -- distant but dangerous; To fight or flee -- and recovery; 4 Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts -- Manila megacity, Philippines; Manila's volcanic neighborhood; Laguna de Bay both threatens and provides benefits; What if a Pinatubo-scale eruption occurred nearer Manila?; Effects on Pinatubo's neighborhood; What if it is Manila that receives the worst of the eruption? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5 "It's part of the culture. Live with it!" -- cities in JapanMud, mud, and more mud; Shimabara City's legacy of volcanic disasters; Kagoshima City, Kyushu; Their home is at risk, the cleanup is extremely difficult, and the volcano may erupt again in their lifetime -- why do they go back?; Tokyo -- how would an eruption affect the world's largest city?; 6 Volcanic and proud of it -- Auckland, New Zealand; The geologist's view of Auckland; Predictions and communication; 7 Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows -- Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA; Volcanic mudflows and urban development. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Portland, Oregon -- a city with two fairly well-behaved neighborsModern technology downwind from the Pacific Northwest's volcanoes; 8 A tale of two cities -- Akrotiri (island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (island of Montserrat, Caribbean); The town during the eruption; Destruction downwind; Return to Thira; Modern Santorini; Plymouth, Montserrat, a capital city that had to be abandoned; Life in Plymouth before the eruption; The Soufrière Hills eruption -- a rollercoaster of hope and despair; Will there be a recovery?; Akrotiri and Plymouth -- ancient ruins and a modern buried town. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9 The dangerous neighbor is restless -- how should a city respond? | |
| 520 | |a An engaging, global exploration of cities threatened by volcanoes, studying historical and contemporary eruptions, and cities' efforts at hazard response. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 590 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Volcanoes |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cities and towns |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Volcanic hazard analysis |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Urban policy |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a City planning |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Volcans |v Études de cas. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Villes |v Études de cas. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Risques volcaniques |v Études de cas. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Politique urbaine |v Études de cas. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Cities and towns |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a City planning |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Urban policy |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Volcanic hazard analysis |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Volcanoes |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Case studies |2 fast | |
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