Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition (UNU, 1999, 544 pages): (introduction...)

Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition (UNU, 1999, 544 pages)

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Acknowledgements

1. Introduction - James K. Mitchell

2. Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities - James K. Mitchell

3. Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo - Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima

4. Flood hazard in Seoul: A preliminary assessment - Kwi-Gon Kim

5. Environmental hazards in Dhaka - Saleemul Huq

6. Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl: Is the city sustainable? - John Handmer

7. Disaster response in London: A case of learning constrained by history and experience - Dennis J. Parker

8. Lima, Peru: Underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings - Anthony Oliver-Smith

9. Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico City: An assessment method - Sergio Puente

10. Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city: Trial by earthquake, wind, and fire - Rutherford H. Platt

11. There are worse things than earthquakes: Hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles - Ben Wisner

12. Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions: Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew - William D. Solecki

13. Findings and conclusions - James K. Mitchell

Postscript: The role of hazards in urban policy at the millennium - James K. Mitchell

Appendices

Contributors

Other titles of interest

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Crucibles of hazard: mega-cities and disasters in transition/edited by James K. Mitchell.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9280809873 (pbk.)
1. Disaster relief. 2. Metropolitan areas. 3. Disasters. 4. Natural disasters. 5. Emergency management. I. Mitchell, James K., 1943 -
HV553.C78 1999
363.34'09173'2 - dc21

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