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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Heiken, Grant (1942-....)
Titre(s) : Dangerous neighbors [Texte imprimé] : volcanoes and cities / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge university press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-185 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction: Dangerous neighbors: volcanoes near cities ; Too many people and too
many volcanoes - Naples, Italy ; A full menu of volcanic hazards - Mexico City ;
"Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women" - Guagua Pichincha, and Cotopaxi
volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador ; Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts - Manila
Megacity, Philippines ; "It's part of the culture. Live with it!" - cities in Japan
; Volcanic and proud of it - Auckland, New Zealand ; Coffee, software, aircraft,
and volcanic mudflows - Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA ; A tale of two cities
- Akrotiri (Island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (island of Montserrat, Caribbean)
; The dangerous neighbor is restless - how should a city respond?
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
This book explores global examples of cities at rist from volcanoes, providing historical
and contemporary eruption case studies to illustrate volcanic hazards, and cities'
efforts to respond to them
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Heiken, Jody. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Volcans
Villes
Risques volcaniques
Genre ou forme : Études de cas
Indice(s) Dewey :
363.349 5 (23e éd.) = Tremblements de terres et volcans (problèmes et services sociaux)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107039230. - ISBN 1107039231 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43819592h
Notice n° :
FRBNF43819592
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