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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454162903321

Autore

Attig Thomas <1945->

Titolo

The heart of grief [[electronic resource] ] : death and the search for lasting love / / Thomas Attig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-19-028366-1

1-280-65497-X

0-19-802795-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Disciplina

155.9/37

Soggetti

Bereavement - Psychological aspects

Death - Psychological aspects

Grief

Loss (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; I. PLACES IN THE HEART; II. TRANSITIONS TO LASTING LOVE; III. MEMORIES; IV. PRACTICAL LIFE; V. LIFE OF THE SOUL: RETURNING HOME; VI. LIFE OF THE SPIRIT: REVIVING HOPE; Afterword: Grief Is a Journey of the Heart; Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

""What's gone and what's past help,"" Shakespeare wrote, ""should be past grief."" But Thomas Attig argues that Shakespeare is wrong--that a grieving survivor need never let go.      In The Heart of Grief, Attig gives us an inspiring and profoundly insightful meditation on the meaning of grief, showing how it can be the path toward a lasting love of those who have died. Recounting dozens of stories of people who have struggled with deaths in their lives, he describesgrieving as a transition from loving in presence to loving in separation. The thing we long for most--the return of the one who i



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827807703321

Autore

Heiken Grant

Titolo

Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-42490-9

1-107-42285-X

1-107-41718-X

1-107-42091-1

1-107-41973-5

1-139-85667-7

1-107-41840-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

363.34/95

Soggetti

Volcanoes

Cities and towns

Volcanic hazard analysis

Urban policy

City planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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, USA -- 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?

Sommario/riassunto

What are the real risks posed by a volcanic eruption near a city - what



is fact and what is myth? How have volcanic eruptions affected cities in the past, and how can we learn from these events? Why do communities continue to develop in such locations, despite the obvious threat? In this fascinating book, Grant Heiken explores global examples of cities at risk from volcanoes, from Italy, the US, Mexico, Ecuador, The Philippines, Japan and New Zealand, providing historical and contemporary eruption case studies to illustrate volcanic hazards, and cities' efforts to respond to them, both good and poor. He shows that truly successful volcanic hazard mitigation cannot be accomplished without collaboration between experts in geology and natural hazards, public health, medicine, city and infrastructure planning, and civil protection. This is a topical and engaging read for anyone interested in the history and future activity of these dangerous neighbors.