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Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heiken, Grant.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Volcanoes--Case studies.
- Volcanoes.
- Cities and towns--Case studies.
- Cities and towns.
- Urban policy--Case studies.
- Urban policy.
- Volcanic hazard analysis.
- Volcanic hazard analysis--Case studies.
- City planning--Case studies.
- City planning.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 185 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- 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?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107039230
- 1107039231
- OCLC:
- 840934583
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