Crucibles of hazard : mega-cities and disasters in transition
著者
書誌事項
Crucibles of hazard : mega-cities and disasters in transition
United Nations University Press, 1999
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全18件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
収録内容
- 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
内容説明・目次
内容説明
As a result of repeated experiences with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods, and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban candidates like Dhaka, Miami, London, Lima, Seoul, and Sydney. In this collaborative study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities, geographers, planners, and other experts examine the hazard experiences of case study cities and analyze their future risks. They conclude that the natural disaster potential of the biggest cities is expanding at a pace which far exceeds the rate of urbanization. In addition to tracing hazard trends and arguing in support of management reforms that can be implemented quickly, Crucibles of Hazard directs attention to long-term issues of safety and security that must be resolved to sustain urban areas. Opportunities for such innovative policymaking include: capitalizing on the role of hazards as agents of urban diversification; broadening the scope for employing hazard-based contingency planning models in other urban governance contexts; and mobilizing hazard myths and metaphors as unifying sources of inspiration for diverse and sometimes fractious metropolitan constituencies. This study was led by the International Geographical Union's Study Group on the Disaster Vulnerability of Mega-cities.
「Nielsen BookData」 より
