Cities at Risk : Living with Perils in the 21st Century /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research,
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Table of Contents:
- 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.