Crucibles of hazard : mega-cities and disasters in transition /
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New York : United Nations University Press,
c1999.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.