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100 1 _aJoffe, Helene.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aCities at Risk
_h[electronic resource] :
_bLiving with Perils in the 21st Century /
_cedited by Helene Joffe, Tiziana Rossetto, John Adams.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aX, 186 p. 29 illus., 21 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aAdvances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research,
_x1878-9897 ;
_v33
505 0 _aPreface -- Introduction - Living with Perils in the 21st Century -- Risk Society and Representations of Risks: Earthquakes and Beyond -- Risk Compensation in Cities at Risk -- Responding to Flood Risk in the UK -- A Historical Overview of Social Representation of Earthquake Risk in Japan: Fatalism, Social Reform, Scientific Control and Collaborative Risk Management -- Facilitating Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management: Risk Perception and Preparedness Behaviours in Turkey -- North American Cities at Risk: Household Responses to Environmental Hazards -- Community Understanding of, and Preparedness for, Earthquake and Tsunami Risk in Wellington, New Zealand -- Perceptions of Climate Variability and Coping Strategies in Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Risk Perception, Public Education and Disaster Risk Management -- Index.
520 _aWith the major growth of the world’s population over the past century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments and overstretched services.  When a natural hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of life and property.  This book explores what these people think and feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with risk management and risk mitigation.
650 0 _aGeography.
650 0 _aGeology.
650 0 _aRegional planning.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 1 4 _aEarth Sciences.
650 2 4 _aNatural Hazards.
650 2 4 _aEarth Sciences, general.
650 2 4 _aLandscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
650 2 4 _aGeotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.
650 2 4 _aSocial Sciences, general.
700 1 _aRossetto, Tiziana.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aAdams, John.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9789400761834
830 0 _aAdvances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research,
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_v33
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6184-1
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