TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitchell,James K.
TI  - Crucibles of hazard: mega-cities and disasters in transition 
SN  - 9280809873 (pbk.)
AV  - HV553HV53 .C78 1999.C78
U1  - 363.34/09173/2 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Tokyo
PB  - New York, United Nations University Press
KW  - Disaster relief
KW  - Disasters
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Natural disasters
N1  - "UNUP-987"--P. [4] of cover; Based on a 1994 Tokyo conference, several of whose participants became founding members of the steering committee of the International Geographical Union's Study Group on the Disaster Vulnerability of Megacities; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -