LEADER 03932oam 2200577 450 001 9910437938203321 005 20190911112727.0 010 $a94-007-6184-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-6184-1 035 $a(OCoLC)837287273 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6YDS 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001047242 100 $a20160113h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCities at risk $eliving with perils in the 21st century /$fHelene Joffe, Tiziana Rossetto, John Adams, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer,$d[2013] 210 4$d?2013 215 $a1 online resource (x, 186 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly color), map 225 1 $aAdvances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research,$x1878-9897 ;$v33 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-017-8326-8 311 $a94-007-6183-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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. 330 $aWith the major growth of the world?s population over the past century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments and overstretched services.  When a natural hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of life and property.  This book explores what these people think and feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with risk management and risk mitigation. 410 0$aAdvances in natural and technological hazards research ;$vv. 33. 606 $aRisk perception 606 $aNatural disasters$xRisk assessment 606 $aEmergency management 606 $aEnvironmental risk assessment 606 $aNatural disasters$xSocial aspects 615 0$aRisk perception. 615 0$aNatural disasters$xRisk assessment. 615 0$aEmergency management. 615 0$aEnvironmental risk assessment. 615 0$aNatural disasters$xSocial aspects. 676 $a302.12 702 $aJoffe$b Helene 702 $aRossetto$b Tiziana 702 $aAdams$b John$f1961- 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437938203321 996 $aCities at Risk$92537753 997 $aUNINA