Cartographies of danger : mapping hazards in America

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Cartographies of danger : mapping hazards in America

Mark Monmonier

University of Chicago Press, 1997

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Bibliographical references: p. 297-349

Includes index

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巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780226534183

内容説明

Explains how maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be dangerously misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to cope with on a daily basis. Hazard-zone maps, the text explains, highlight these more insidious hazards and raise awareness about them among planners, local officials and the public. With the help of many maps illustrating examples from all corners of the United States, the text demonstrates how hazard mapping reflects not just scientific understanding of hazards but also perceptions of risk and how risk can be reduced.

目次

Preface Acknowledgments 1: Map Scale, Danger Zones, and Safe Places 2: Shaky Preparations 3: Lavas and Other Strangers 4: Uncertain Shores 5: Death Tracks 6: Floodplains, by Definition... 7: Subterranean Poisons 8: Ill Winds 9: Short-Lived Daughters and ELF Fields 10: Nuclear Nightmares 11: Imagining Vulnerability 12: Crimescapes 13: John Snow's Legacy 14: Emerging Cartographies of Danger Notes Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780226534190

内容説明

The text explains how maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be dangerously misleading. It considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to cope with on a daily basis. Hazard-zone maps, the text explains, highlight these more insidious hazards and raise awareness about them among planners, local officials and the public. With the help of many maps illustrating examples from all corners of the United States, the text demonstrates how hazard mapping reflects not just scientific understanding of hazards but also perceptions of risk and how risk can be reduced.

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