Dangerous Neighbors.

An engaging, global exploration of cities threatened by volcanoes, studying historical and contemporary eruptions, and cities' efforts at hazard response.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Heiken, Grant
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Sujets:
Volcanoes > Case studies.
Cities and towns > Case studies.
Volcanic hazard analysis > Case studies.
Urban policy > Case studies.
City planning > Case studies.
Volcans > Études de cas.
Villes > Études de cas.
Risques volcaniques > Études de cas.
Politique urbaine > Études de cas.
Cities and towns
City planning
Urban policy
Volcanic hazard analysis
Volcanoes
Case studies
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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?
  • 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?
  • 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?
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 9 The dangerous neighbor is restless
  • how should a city respond?

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