Título Cities at Risk [electronic resource] : Living with Perils in the 21st Century / edited by Helene Joffe, Tiziana Rossetto, John Adams.

Descripción física X, 186 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Colección Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 1878-9897 ; 33 Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 1878-9897 ; 33        Mostrar referencias similares Springer eBooks. Earth and Environmental Science        Mostrar referencias similares Contiene: Preface -- Introduction - Living with Perils in the 21st Century -- Risk Society and Representations of Risks: Earthquakes and Beyond -- Risk Compensation in Cities at Risk -- Responding to Flood Risk in the UK -- A Historical Overview of Social Representation of Earthquake Risk in Japan: Fatalism, Social Reform, Scientific Control and Collaborative Risk Management -- Facilitating Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management: Risk Perception and Preparedness Behaviours in Turkey -- North American Cities at Risk: Household Responses to Environmental Hazards -- Community Understanding of, and Preparedness for, Earthquake and Tsunami Risk in Wellington, New Zealand -- Perceptions of Climate Variability and Coping Strategies in Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Risk Perception, Public Education and Disaster Risk Management -- Index. Resumen: With the major growth of the world́鳠population over the past century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments and overstretched services.  When a natural hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of life and property.  This book explores what these people think and feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with risk management and risk mitigation. Materia Earth sciences. Natural disasters. Geotechnical engineering. Regional planning. Urban planning. Social sciences. Earth Sciences.        Mostrar referencias similares Natural Hazards.        Mostrar referencias similares Earth Sciences, general.        Mostrar referencias similares Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.        Mostrar referencias similares Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.        Mostrar referencias similares Social Sciences, general.        Mostrar referencias similares Autor secundario Joffe, Helene., editor. Rossetto, Tiziana., editor. Adams, John., editor. SpringerLink (Online service) En Springer eBooks OTRO SOPORTE Printed edition: 9789400761834 ISBN 9789400761841 978-94-007-6184-1 ISBN/ISSN 10.1007/978-94-007-6184-1 doi

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