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1 online resource (199 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction -- dangerous neighbors: volcanoes near cities; Crisis in the Congo; Twelve-story-high waves of volcanic mud: 23,000 fatalities; Social and political fallout from a volcanic event -- Soufrière de Guadeloupe, French Antilles; The neighbor's neighbor is the problem -- 2010's eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland; Why do so many people cluster in metropolitan areas near volcanoes where there is considerable risk?; Changing evaluation processes for volcanic hazards; Why write a book about dangerous volcanic neighbors? |
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1 Too many people and too many volcanoes -- Naples, ItalyWhy worry, the last major eruption of Vesuvius was nearly 2,000 years ago!; Source of some of the problems -- the Phlegrean Fields (Campi Flegrei); Island paradises are also at risk; No way to get out of town free; 2 A full menu of volcanic hazards -- Mexico City; Elephants in Mexico City?!; Periférico Sur -- elegant neighborhoods, a major university, and lava flows; Are volcanic mudflows the greatest threat? -- Lessons from Cholula; Mexico City and the surrounding region -- what are the risks? |
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3 "Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women" -- Guagua Pichincha and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, EcuadorGuagua Pichincha; Modern Quito and Guagua Pichincha -- threat or nuisance?; Cotopaxi -- distant but dangerous; To fight or flee -- and recovery; 4 Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts -- Manila megacity, Philippines; Manila's volcanic neighborhood; Laguna de Bay both threatens and provides benefits; What if a Pinatubo-scale eruption occurred nearer Manila?; Effects on Pinatubo's neighborhood; What if it is Manila that receives the worst of the eruption? |
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5 "It's part of the culture. Live with it!" -- cities in JapanMud, mud, and more mud; Shimabara City's legacy of volcanic disasters; Kagoshima City, Kyushu; Their home is at risk, the cleanup is extremely difficult, and the volcano may erupt again in their lifetime -- why do they go back?; Tokyo -- how would an eruption affect the world's largest city?; 6 Volcanic and proud of it -- Auckland, New Zealand; The geologist's view of Auckland; Predictions and communication; 7 Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows -- Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA; Volcanic mudflows and urban development |
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Portland, Oregon -- a city with two fairly well-behaved neighborsModern technology downwind from the Pacific Northwest's volcanoes; 8 A tale of two cities -- Akrotiri (island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (island of Montserrat, Caribbean); The town during the eruption; Destruction downwind; Return to Thira; Modern Santorini; Plymouth, Montserrat, a capital city that had to be abandoned; Life in Plymouth before the eruption; The Soufrière Hills eruption -- a rollercoaster of hope and despair; Will there be a recovery?; Akrotiri and Plymouth -- ancient ruins and a modern buried town |
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9 The dangerous neighbor is restless -- how should a city respond? |
| Summary |
An engaging, global exploration of cities threatened by volcanoes, studying historical and contemporary eruptions, and cities' efforts at hazard response |
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Print version record |
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Volcanoes -- Case studies
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Cities and towns -- Case studies
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Volcanic hazard analysis -- Case studies
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Urban policy -- Case studies
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City planning -- Case studies
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Cities and towns
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City planning
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Urban policy
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Volcanic hazard analysis
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Volcanoes
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781107419735 |
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1107419735 |
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