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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781107417182
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QE522 .D364 2013
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Contents:
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?
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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?

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