Crucibles of hazard:  mega citie and disasters in transition/ 
edited by James K. Mitchell 
 - Tokyo:  UNUP,  1999. 
 - xiii, 535 p. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / James K. Mitchell --<br/>Natural disasters in the context of mega-cities / James K. Mitchell --<br/>Urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo / Yoshio Kumagai and Yoshiteru Nojima --<br/>Flood hazard in seoul : a preliminary assessment / Kwi-Gon Kim --<br/>Environmental hazards in Dhaka / Saleemul Huq --<br/>Natural and anthropogenic hazards in the Sydney sprawl : is the city sustainable? / John Handmer --<br/>Disaster response in London : a case of learning constrained by history and experience / Dennis J. Parker --<br/>Lima, Peru : underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in the city of the kings / Anthony Oliver-Smith --<br/>Social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico : an assessment method / Sergio Puente --<br/>Natural hazards of the San Francisco Bay mega-city : trial by earthquake, wind, and fire / Rutherford H. Platt --<br/>There are worse things than earthquakes : hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in Greater Los Angeles / Ben Wisner --<br/>Environmental hazards and interest group coalitions : Metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew / William D. Solecki --<br/>Findings and conclusions / James K. Mitchell. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9280809873 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Disaster relief.      <br/>Disasters. <br/>Metropolitan areas.  <br/>Emergency management.<br/>Natural disasters.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.34091732  / MIT/C