Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]]
| Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Heiken Grant |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Volcanoes
Cities and towns Volcanic hazard analysis Urban policy City planning |
| 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 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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? |
| Altri titoli varianti | Dangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes & Cities |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453245203321 |
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Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]]
| Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Heiken Grant |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Volcanoes
Cities and towns Volcanic hazard analysis Urban policy City planning |
| 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 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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? |
| Altri titoli varianti | Dangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes & Cities |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790808603321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]]
| Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Heiken Grant |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Volcanoes
Cities and towns Volcanic hazard analysis Urban policy City planning |
| 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 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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? |
| Altri titoli varianti | Dangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes & Cities |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827807703321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global volcanic hazards and risk / / edited by Susan C. Loughlin, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK, Steve Sparks, University of Bristol, UK, Sarah K. Brown, University of Bristol, UK, Susanna F. Jenkins, University of Bristol, UK, Charlotte Vye-Brown, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK [[electronic resource]]
| Global volcanic hazards and risk / / edited by Susan C. Loughlin, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK, Steve Sparks, University of Bristol, UK, Sarah K. Brown, University of Bristol, UK, Susanna F. Jenkins, University of Bristol, UK, Charlotte Vye-Brown, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, UK [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Volcanic hazard analysis
Volcanoes |
| ISBN | 1-316-27627-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Global Volcanic Hazards & Risk |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910266959903321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Volcanic hazards, risks and disasters / / volume editor, Paolo Papale
| Volcanic hazards, risks and disasters / / volume editor, Paolo Papale |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherland ; ; Kidlington, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/95 |
| Collana | Hazard and Disasters Series |
| Soggetto topico | Volcanic hazard analysis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-12-396476-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FrontCover; Volcanic Hazards, Risks,and Disasters; Copyright; Contents; Co-editors; Contributors; EditorialForeword; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Global Distribution of Active Volcanoes; 1.4 PATTERNS IN VOLCANO-RELATED FATALITIES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 2.2 WHAT MAKES A LAVA FLOW HAZARDOUS?; 9.2 THE BRADYSEISMIC CRISES AT CAMPI FLEGREI IN 1982-1984; REFERENCES; 3.6 MOVING FORWARD; 5.2 PDC GENERATION AND DYNAMICS; 6.2 TERMINOLOGY AND FUNDAMENTALS OF LAHAR GENERATION; 15.2 THE AD 1783-1784 LAKI ERUPTION; 2.5 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 8.2 PROBABILISTIC VERSUS DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS
8.9 APPLICATIONS OF PROBABILISTIC VOLCANIC EVENT TREES8.10 PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF PROBABILISTIC EVENT TREES?; 8.11 FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS; REFERENCES; 9.5 OPERATIONAL SHORT-TERM PVHA: RESULTS; 10.2 HUMAN VULNERABILITY AND BUILDINGS; 11.2 THE ROOTS OF VALUE-BASED DECISION-MAKING; 12.5 MANAGING THE INSURANCE RISK; 8.8 APPLICATIONS OF THE MULTIPLE DATA SETS METHOD, BY VDAP AND OTHERS; 12.8 LOCAL EVENTS-CITIES AT RISK; 13.2 VOLCANIC HAZARD ASSESSMENTS FOR MC; 17.2 STATE OF THE ART OF THE EUROPEAN VOLCANOLOGICAL RIS; REFERENCES; 14.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF FUJI VOLCANO; REFERENCES; 15.5 DISCUSSION 16.2 SUPERSIZED ERUPTIONS18.2 TARGET VOLCANOES FOR MONITORING; REFERENCES; REFERENCES; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996426329503316 |
| Amsterdam, Netherland ; ; Kidlington, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Elsevier, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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