Cities at Risk : Living with Perils in the 21st Century
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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9789401783262
- ISBN-10: 9401783268
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: April 2015
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.42 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.63 pounds
- Page Count: 186
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