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Author Heiken, Grant.

Title Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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, US -- 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 Description based on print version record.
Subject Volcanoes -- Case studies.
Cities and towns -- Case studies.
Volcanic hazard analysis -- Case studies.
Urban policy -- Case studies.
City planning -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Heiken, Jody H.
Wilbert, Julie.
Other Form: Print version: Heiken, Grant. Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 ix, 185 pages 9781107039230 (DLC) 2013013365
ISBN 9781107039230 (hardback)
9781107420915 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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