03855nam 2200553Ia 450 991043793820332120200520144314.094-007-6184-810.1007/978-94-007-6184-1(OCoLC)837287273(MiFhGG)GVRL6YDS(CKB)2550000001047242(MiAaPQ)EBC1206405(EXLCZ)99255000000104724220130409d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrCities at risk living with perils in the 21st century /Helene Joffe, Tiziana Rossetto, John Adams, editors1st ed. 2013.Dordrecht ;New York Springerc20131 online resource (x, 186 pages) illustrations (chiefly color), mapAdvances in natural and technological hazards research,1878-9897 ;v.33Description based upon print version of record.94-017-8326-8 94-007-6183-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.With the major growth of the world’s population over the past century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments and overstretched services.  When a natural hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of life and property.  This book explores what these people think and feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with risk management and risk mitigation.Advances in natural and technological hazards research ;v.33.Cities and townsRisk assessmentEmergency managementDisastersRisk assessmentCities and townsRisk assessment.Emergency management.DisastersRisk assessment.302.12Joffe Helene1648754Rossetto Tiziana1758933Adams John287392MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437938203321Cities at risk4197269UNINA